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#eadbbc

a light, vivid yellow · warm · closest name: Wheat

RGB
234, 219, 188
HSL
40°, 52%, 83%
CMYK
0, 6, 20, 8
Luminance
0.7179

At a glance

Every number on this page in one read: what #eadbbc is made of, how bright it looks, and which way it leans.

Hex
#eadbbc
Hue
40°
yellow
Saturation
52%
vivid
Lightness
83%
light
Brightness
92%
HSV value
Perceived
86%
weighted brightness
Luminance
0.7179
WCAG relative
Temperature
Warm
9/100 cool
Color family
Yellow
Tone
Vivid
Best ink
Black
15.36:1
Closest name
Wheat
ΔE2000 3.9
Where it sits
Hue40° of 360°
Saturation52%
Lightness83%
Temperature
Warm ← → Cool9% cool

Reads warm. Warm and cool siblings keep the same lightness, so you can swap one in without redoing your contrast maths.

Every format

HEX#eadbbc
RGBrgb(234, 219, 188)
HSLhsl(40, 52%, 83%)
CMYKcmyk(0%, 6%, 20%, 8%)
LABlab(87.9 0.2 17.1)
LCHlch(87.9 17.1 89.2)
OKLCHoklch(0.895 0.044 85.2)
Decimal15391676
Display P3color(display-p3 0.918 0.859 0.737)

Copy-ready code

/* CSS */
color: #eadbbc;
background-color: #eadbbc;
/* Tailwind (arbitrary) */
class="text-[#eadbbc] bg-[#eadbbc]"
/* SCSS */
$brand: #eadbbc;
/* SwiftUI */
Color(red: 0.918, green: 0.859, blue: 0.737)
/* Android */
Color.parseColor("#eadbbc")
/* Flutter */
Color(0xFFEADBBC)
/* Python / OpenCV (BGR) */
(188, 219, 234)

Best text color

Only one of black and white can be right. This is the one, with the number that proves it.

Readable at a glance#000000 on #eadbbc · 15.36:1
Use #000000AAA at every size.
Aa
White text · 1.37:1
AA fail · AA large fail · AAA fail
Aa
Black text · 15.36:1 · recommended
AA pass · AA large pass · AAA pass
Reading the other direction: #eadbbc as text scores 1.37:1 on white and 15.36:1 on black.

Accessibility — WCAG contrast

Aa
#eadbbc on white: 1.37:1
AA ✗ fail · AA-large · AAA
Aa
#eadbbc on black: 15.36:1
AA ✓ pass · AA-large · AAA
true color
protanopia · #E3DABA
deuteranopia · #E7DEBD
tritanopia · #F2D6D2

Color scale — 50 to 950

A Tailwind-shaped ramp built around this exact hex. #eadbbc is pinned to step 200; the rest hold its hue and let saturation ease off at the extremes so the pale end never turns neon.

#FAF8F4
#F6F2E9
#eadbbc
#E4D1AA
#D7BA7F
#C9A354
#BA913A
#9B7831
#7C6027
#5B4720
#392D14
Base = 200Lightest = 50 · #FAF8F4Darkest = 950 · #392D14
:root {
  --brand-50: #FAF8F4;
  --brand-100: #F6F2E9;
  --brand-200: #eadbbc;
  --brand-300: #E4D1AA;
  --brand-400: #D7BA7F;
  --brand-500: #C9A354;
  --brand-600: #BA913A;
  --brand-700: #9B7831;
  --brand-800: #7C6027;
  --brand-900: #5B4720;
  --brand-950: #392D14;
  --brand: #eadbbc;
  --brand-ink: #000000;
}

Colors that work with #eadbbc

Not a palette — a role sheet. Each swatch answers one question you will hit while building the component.

Text on it#000000
Black wins here
Surface#FAF8F4
Tinted page background
Border#ECDEC1
Hairlines and dividers
Muted text#9B814B
Captions on the surface
Accent#2C6FA0
Second voice, not a rival
Dark variant#614B1E
Hover, pressed, headers
Light variant#F9F5EC
Selected rows, tints
Dark surface#241F14
Dark-mode background
Light mode
Everything in its place

Surface, border, heading and body all derive from this one hue, so the screen stays coherent without a second palette.

Primary actionSecondaryBadge
Dark mode
Same hue, inverted

Lightness flips, hue holds. The accent stays the anchor in both themes.

Primary actionSecondaryAccent

How to use #eadbbc

Derived from its contrast, chroma and lightness — not from taste.

Works well for
  • Text and icons on dark surfaces
  • Primary buttons and calls to action
  • Focus rings, active and selected states
  • Card and section backgrounds
  • Brand accents, badges and data highlights
Use with care
  • Text of any size on white — fails WCAG AA
  • Full-page backgrounds — tiring over long sessions
  • White text placed on it
  • Thin strokes and 1px borders — they disappear on light UI
  • Pairing with a same-lightness hue — edges vibrate

Similar colors

One move away from this hex in each direction. Every swatch is its own page.

Color relationships

The wheel positions with their names attached, so you can grab the one you actually need.

Complementary#BCCBEA
Analogous left#EAC4BC
Analogous right#E2EABC
Split-complement 1#BCE2EA
Split-complement 2#C4BCEA
Triadic 1#BCEADB
Triadic 2#DBBCEA
Tetradic#BCEAC4

RGB percentages

Red91.8%
Green85.9%
Blue73.7%

CMYK percentages

Cyan0.0%
Magenta6.4%
Yellow19.7%
Key (black)8.2%

Color previews

#eadbbc text on a black background

contrast 15.36:1

Card sample

#eadbbc text on a white background

contrast 1.37:1

Card sample

CSS3 live lab

Text font color

The quick brown fox

color: #eadbbc;
Background color
Panel with #eadbbc background
background-color: #eadbbc;
Text shadow — hex

Glowing headline

text-shadow: 2px 2px 8px #eadbbc;
Text shadow — RGB

Soft neon halo

text-shadow: 0 0 14px rgba(234, 219, 188, 0.45);
Div box shadow
Elevated card
box-shadow: 0 12px 32px -8px rgba(234, 219, 188, 0.45);
Border & gradient
Gradient panel
border: 3px solid #eadbbc;
background: linear-gradient(135deg, #eadbbc, #DAEABC);

Monochromatic scale

Palettes built from #eadbbc

Shades — darker

Tints — lighter

Color harmonies

Nearest named colors

Ranked with CIEDE2000 across all 139 CSS keywords. Under ΔE 2 the eye stops telling them apart; over ΔE 10 they are plainly different colors.

#eadbbc in the real world

Where a color in this family tends to land, and the interface roles it is usually asked to play.

Industries
RetailLeisureEnergyWarning systems
Common UI roles
SurfacesBadgesHighlightsEmpty states
Print note

Converts to four-color process without much drama. Proof it anyway.

#eadbbc, answered

What color is #eadbbc?

#eadbbc is a light vivid yellow, closest to Wheat (ΔE2000 3.9). It sits at 40° on the hue wheel with 52% saturation and 83% lightness, which reads as warm.

What is the RGB value of #eadbbc?

rgb(234, 219, 188) — 234 red, 219 green and 188 blue out of 255, or 91.8% / 85.9% / 73.7% by channel.

Is #eadbbc a light or a dark color?

It is a light color. Relative luminance is 0.7179 and perceived brightness is 86%, so black text on it reaches 15.36:1.

Should I use black or white text on #eadbbc?

Black. It scores 15.36:1 against #eadbbc, versus 1.37:1 for white — AAA at any size.

What is the complementary color of #eadbbc?

#BCCBEA sits directly opposite on the wheel. Softer options are the split-complements #BCE2EA and #C4BCEA, which give the same contrast with far less vibration.

What colors go well with #eadbbc?

For interface work: #FAF8F4 as the surface, #ECDEC1 for borders, #9B814B for secondary text, #2C6FA0 as an accent and #614B1E for hover and pressed states. For a palette, the analogous pair #EAC4BC and #E2EABC stays calm, while #BCCBEA is the loudest partner.

What is #eadbbc in CMYK for printing?

cmyk(0%, 6%, 20%, 8%). This is a screen-to-ink approximation — ask your printer for a proof before committing to a run.

Is #eadbbc warm or cool?

Warm — it scores 9 on a scale where 0 is the warmest orange and 100 the coolest azure. Nudged warmer it becomes #EAD1BC; nudged cooler, #E9EBBB.

Work with #eadbbc in the Color Lab