What color is #EAE280?

#EAE280 is a light, moderate yellow, closest to the named color Hippy. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #EAE280?

The RGB value is 234, 226, 128: 234 red, 226 green and 128 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #EAE280?

The complementary color is #8088EA, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #EAE280?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 15.69:1 and white text 1.34:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#EAE280 color

#EAE280 rgb(234, 226, 128)

Shades of yellow

The hex color #EAE280 is a light, moderate yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 91.8% red, 88.6% green and 50.2% blue (234, 226, 128).

Its hue angle is 55°, with 72% saturation and 71% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 3% magenta, 45% yellow and 8% black.

The closest named color is Hippy (#EAE583), a difference of 1 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 15.69:1).

#EAE280 color codes

HEX	`#EAE280`
RGB	`rgb(234, 226, 128)`
RGB percent	`rgb(91.8%, 88.6%, 50.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(55, 72%, 71%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(55, 45%, 92%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 3%, 45%, 8%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(88.66, -10.55, 48.64)`
CIE LCH	`lch(88.66, 49.77, 102.23)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(65.026, 73.445, 31.169)`
Decimal	`15393408`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #EAE280, based on their position on the color wheel.

Complementary

The color opposite on the color wheel (180°). Strongest contrast.

Analogous

Neighbors 30° either side. Calm, natural combinations.

Split complementary

The two colors next to the complement (150° and 210°).

Triadic

Three colors evenly spaced, 120° apart.

Tetradic (square)

Four colors 90° apart.

Shades, tints and tones

Shades (darker, mixed with black)

Tints (lighter, mixed with white)

Tones (mixed with gray)

Contrast and accessibility

Text on #EAE280	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	15.69:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.34:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#EAE280 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.34:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	15.69:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

WCAG 2 asks for 4.5:1 for normal text (AA), 7:1 for AAA, and 3:1 for large text. Check other pairs.

Color blindness simulation

How #EAE280 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #eae280; }
.text { color: #eae280; }
.border { border: 2px solid #eae280; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(234 226 128 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #eae280, #bdea80); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Pastel Yellow.

Questions

What color is #EAE280?: #EAE280 is a light, moderate yellow, closest to the named color Hippy. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #EAE280?: The RGB value is 234, 226, 128: 234 red, 226 green and 128 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #EAE280?: The complementary color is #8088EA, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #EAE280?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 15.69:1 and white text 1.34:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.