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#EAF5BD Color

#EAF5BD is rgb(234, 245, 189) in RGB, hsl(72, 74%, 85%) in HSL, and about cmyk(4%, 0%, 23%, 4%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Pale Spring Bud (#ECEBBD), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 6.75. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#EAF5BD
HEX#EAF5BD
RGBrgb(234, 245, 189)
HSLhsl(72, 74%, 85%)
HSVhsv(72, 23%, 96%)
CMYKcmyk(4%, 0%, 23%, 4%)
OKLCHoklch(94.8% 0.073 116.8)
LABlab(94.67% -10.52 25.80)
LCHlch(94.67% 27.86 112.19)

What #EAF5BD Is Called

Most hex codes have no name: there are 16.7 million of them and a few thousand registered names. These are the named colors nearest to #EAF5BD, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Browse the full index of named colors A-Z or every green in the library.

#EAF5BD Channel Values

How #EAF5BD breaks down in each color model. Hue is measured in degrees around the color wheel; saturation, lightness, and the CMYK inks are percentages.

ModelChannelsNotes
RGBR 234 · G 245 · B 1898-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 72° · S 74% · L 85%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 72° · S 23% · V 96%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 4% · M 0% · Y 23% · K 4%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance1.15:1 vs white · 18.29:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #EAF5BD background. AA requires 4.5:1 for normal text and 3:1 for large text; AAA requires 7:1. Contrast is one check, not a full accessibility review.

Fails AAWhite text1.15:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text18.29:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #EAF5BD in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #EAF5BD

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #EAF5BD; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

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Complementary
Analogous
Analogous
Triadic
Triadic
Split comp.
Split comp.

Tints & Shades of #EAF5BD

Lighter tints and darker shades built by moving the lightness channel while holding hue and saturation, which is what you want for hover states, backgrounds, and text variants.

Tints

Shades

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #EAF5BD.

How #EAF5BD Looks with Color Vision Deficiency

Simulated with the Viénot, Brettel & Mollon LMS projection model. Anomalous types are rendered as partial versions of the matching dichromacy, which is an approximation rather than a per-person clinical model.

Typical#EAF5BD
Protanopia#F3F3BD
Protanomaly#F0F4BD
Deuteranopia#F1F1BD
Deuteranomaly#EEF3BD
Tritanopia#F0EFEF
Tritanomaly#EEF1DD
Achromatopsia#EFEFEF

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #EAF5BD in Code

Copy-ready declarations for the places this color usually ends up.

CSS custom property--color-eaf5bd: #EAF5BD;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #EAF5BD;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-eaf5bd': '#EAF5BD' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.918, green: 0.961, blue: 0.741)
Android XML<color name="color_eaf5bd">#EAF5BD</color>
SVG fillfill="#EAF5BD"

More Green Colors

#EAF5BD sits in the green family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

#EAF5BD Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #EAF5BD?

#EAF5BD is a lightest green — rgb(234, 245, 189) in RGB and hsl(72, 74%, 85%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Pale Spring Bud (#ECEBBD), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 6.75.

What is the RGB value of #EAF5BD?

#EAF5BD is rgb(234, 245, 189) — red 234, green 245, and blue 189 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #EAF5BD?

#EAF5BD converts to approximately cmyk(4%, 0%, 23%, 4%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #EAF5BD be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #EAF5BD scores 1.15:1 against white and 18.29:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #EAF5BD as a CSS color keyword?

No. #EAF5BD is not one of the CSS color keywords, so it has to be written as a hex, rgb() or hsl() value. The closest keyword is palegoldenrod (#EEE8AA) at a CIE76 distance of 8.43, which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side.

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