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#EAFEAE Color

#EAFEAE is rgb(234, 254, 174) in RGB, hsl(75, 98%, 84%) in HSL, and about cmyk(8%, 0%, 31%, 0%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Very Pale Yellow (#FFFFBF), visibly different at ΔE 10.56. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#EAFEAE
HEX#EAFEAE
RGBrgb(234, 254, 174)
HSLhsl(75, 98%, 84%)
HSVhsv(75, 31%, 100%)
CMYKcmyk(8%, 0%, 31%, 0%)
OKLCHoklch(96.4% 0.104 119.8)
LABlab(96.79% -16.13 36.06)
LCHlch(96.79% 39.50 114.10)

What #EAFEAE 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 #EAFEAE, 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.

#EAFEAE Channel Values

How #EAFEAE 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 254 · B 1748-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 75° · S 98% · L 84%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 75° · S 31% · V 100%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 8% · M 0% · Y 31% · K 0%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance1.09:1 vs white · 19.29:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #EAFEAE 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 text1.09:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text19.29:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

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

Colors That Go With #EAFEAE

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

Base
Complementary
Analogous
Analogous
Triadic
Triadic
Split comp.
Split comp.

Tints & Shades of #EAFEAE

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 #EAFEAE.

How #EAFEAE 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#EAFEAE
Protanopia#FBFBAE
Protanomaly#F4FCAE
Deuteranopia#F8F8AF
Deuteranomaly#F2FAAF
Tritanopia#F3F6F6
Tritanomaly#EFF9DD
Achromatopsia#F5F5F5

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #EAFEAE in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-eafeae: #EAFEAE;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #EAFEAE;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-eafeae': '#EAFEAE' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.918, green: 0.996, blue: 0.682)
Android XML<color name="color_eafeae">#EAFEAE</color>
SVG fillfill="#EAFEAE"

More Green Colors

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

#EAFEAE Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #EAFEAE?

#EAFEAE is a lightest green — rgb(234, 254, 174) in RGB and hsl(75, 98%, 84%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Very Pale Yellow (#FFFFBF), which is visibly different at a CIE76 distance of 10.56.

What is the RGB value of #EAFEAE?

#EAFEAE is rgb(234, 254, 174) — red 234, green 254, and blue 174 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #EAFEAE?

#EAFEAE converts to approximately cmyk(8%, 0%, 31%, 0%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #EAFEAE be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #EAFEAE scores 1.09:1 against white and 19.29:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #EAFEAE as a CSS color keyword?

No. #EAFEAE 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 13.51, which is visibly different.

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