Color

#FFEAB0

Very light muted warm yellow. Nearest reference color: Banana Mania.

RGB

0–255

255

234

176

CMYK

0–100%

8.24%

30.98%

RGB describes how #FFEAB0 is represented with light on digital screens. This color combines red 255, green 234 and blue 176.

CMYK describes the same color using the four components commonly used in printing: cyan 0%, magenta 8.24%, yellow 30.98% and black 0%.

HSL values

H 44.05° S 100% L 84.51%

In the HSL color model, #FFEAB0 has a hue of 44.05°, 100% saturation and 84.51% lightness. The sliders below show where this color sits across each of these three dimensions.

Color insight

#FFEAB0 is a very light, warm yellow with muted chroma.

Temperature: Warm
Lightness: Very light
Chroma: Muted

Color formats

Copy #FFEAB0 in a format ready to use in CSS, design tools or other applications.

HEX #FFEAB0

RGB rgb(255, 234, 176)

HSL hsl(44.05 100% 84.51%)

OKLCH oklch(0.94033 0.077405 90.4875)

CSS --color: #FFEAB0;

Tints of #FFEAB0

Tints are lighter variations of #FFEAB0. They keep the character of the original color while moving progressively toward a lighter appearance.

#FFEEBD #FFEDBA #FFECB7 #FFEBB3 #FFEAB0

Shades of #FFEAB0

Shades are darker variations of #FFEAB0. Moving toward black increases visual depth while preserving the underlying hue of the color.

#FFEAB0 #BCA870 #7D6A33 #413200 #090500

Tones of #FFEAB0

Tones reduce the chroma of #FFEAB0, producing quieter and more muted variations without simply making the color lighter or darker.

#FFEAB0 #FBEABD #F7EBCA #F2EBD7 #EEEBE3

Tonal range of #FFEAB0

A continuous light-to-dark scale places #FFEAB0 between its lighter tints and deeper shades.

#FFEEBD #FFEDBA #FFECB7 #FFEBB3 #FFEAB0 #BCA870 #7D6A33 #413200 #090500

CSS color scale

Use this tonal range as reusable CSS custom properties.

:root {
    --color-100: #FFEEBD;
    --color-200: #FFEDBA;
    --color-300: #FFECB7;
    --color-400: #FFEBB3;
    --color-500: #FFEAB0;
    --color-600: #BCA870;
    --color-700: #7D6A33;
    --color-800: #413200;
    --color-900: #090500;
}

Colors that go with #FFEAB0

Color harmonies for #FFEAB0 are generated by rotating its hue in the OKLCH color space while preserving its lightness and chroma. This creates classic complementary, analogous, triadic and other hue relationships with more consistent perceptual balance.

Complementary

Opposite on the color wheel, creating the strongest direct hue contrast.

#FFEAB0 #E4EBFF

Analogous

Neighboring hues that stay visually close to the original color.

#FFE6D3 #FFEAB0 #E4F4BA

Triadic

Three evenly spaced hues that create a broader, balanced color relationship.

#FFEAB0 #C4F6FF #FFE0FB

Split complementary

Two hues around the complementary color, providing contrast with more variation.

#FFEAB0 #D9EFFF #EFE7FF

Tetradic

Four related hues forming two complementary pairs on the color wheel.

#FFEAB0 #B1FDEE #E4EBFF #FFE3EA

CSS gradients with #FFEAB0

These gradients show how #FFEAB0 moves toward white, black and its complementary color. Each gradient includes ready-to-use CSS that can be copied directly into a project.

Toward white

A light gradient that moves from the original color toward white.

#FFEAB0 #FFEFC5 #FFF5D8 #FFFAEC #FFFFFF

background: linear-gradient(90deg, #FFEAB0, #FFEFC5, #FFF5D8, #FFFAEC, #FFFFFF);

Toward black

A dark gradient that moves from the original color toward black.

#FFEAB0 #AE9F77 #635A42 #221E14 #000000

background: linear-gradient(90deg, #FFEAB0, #AE9F77, #635A42, #221E14, #000000);

Toward the complementary color

A gradient connecting the original color with its complementary hue.

#FFEAB0 #D9F6CB #C6F8ED #D2F1FF #E4EBFF

background: linear-gradient(90deg, #FFEAB0, #D9F6CB, #C6F8ED, #D2F1FF, #E4EBFF);

Text contrast and accessibility

Contrast determines how clearly text can be distinguished from #FFEAB0. The values below compare white and black text using WCAG contrast ratios.

White text

1.19:1

AA normal Fail AA large Fail AAA normal Fail

Black text

17.65:1

AA normal Pass AA large Pass AAA normal Pass

Recommended text color: #000000 . Relative luminance: 0.8324 .

Accessible CSS

Use the recommended text color with #FFEAB0 as the background.

background-color: #FFEAB0;
color: #000000;

Using #FFEAB0 in design

See how #FFEAB0 works in a simple interface. The examples below use the color as a background, accent and interface element, with text chosen from its accessibility result.

Background

Paletico Color in context

#FFEAB0 used as a full background with its recommended text color.

Accent

Accent color

Use #FFEAB0 to emphasize selected interface elements without filling the entire surface.

Example action

Tonal pair

#FFEDBA

#FFEAB0

#413200

Colors similar to #FFEAB0

These nearby colors are generated from perceptual variations of #FFEAB0, including changes in lightness, chroma and hue.

#FFFFFF #E4D097 #F6EBCC #FFE8C2 #F7EDB1 #FFF8EB #E9E0A5

Color vision simulation

The simulations below show mathematical approximations of how #FFEAB0 may shift under three forms of color vision deficiency. They are simulations, not a diagnosis or an exact representation of any individual person's vision.

Protanopia #F7E8AC Deuteranopia #FCEEB2 Tritanopia #FFE1DB

Simulation based on the model by Machado, Oliveira and Fernandes (2009), published in IEEE Transactions on Visualization and Computer Graphics. DOI: 10.1109/TVCG.2009.113.

Advanced color values

Beyond RGB, CMYK and HSL, #FFEAB0 can also be represented in perceptual and device-independent color spaces used in color science and modern design tools.

XYZ

X: 78.5003
Y: 83.2425
Z: 52.9981

CIELAB

L*: 93.1205
a*: -1.2303
b*: 30.8141

OKLab

L: 0.94033
a: -0.000659
b: 0.077402

OKLCH

L: 0.94033
C: 0.077405
H: 90.4875°