Close to Lemon
#EAEC40
#EAEC40 is a mid-tone, vivid yellow, close to the color Lemon. In RGB it’s made of 91.8% red, 92.5% green, and 25.1% blue. Its hue is 61°, with 82% saturation and 59% lightness, so it reads as a warm color. Black text sits best on top of it.
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Color harmonies
Combinations from the color wheel, built around #EAEC40.
Split complementary
The two neighbors of the complement: contrast that’s easier to balance.
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Two complementary pairs: rich, best with one color in charge.
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WCAG contrast ratios for text. 4.5:1 is the minimum for body text, 3:1 for large text.
White text on this color
1.27:1 FailBlack text on this color
16.57:1 AAAThis color as text on white
1.27:1 FailThis color as text on black
16.57:1 AAAHow it looks with color blindness
About 1 in 12 men and 1 in 200 women see color differently. Here’s #EAEC40 as they’d see it.
#EAEC40 in use
A headline in this color
Body text stays dark for reading; the color carries buttons, links, and accents.
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Questions about #EAEC40
What color is #EAEC40?
#EAEC40 is a mid-tone, vivid yellow, close to the color Lemon. In RGB it’s made of 91.8% red, 92.5% green, and 25.1% blue. Its hue is 61°, with 82% saturation and 59% lightness, so it reads as a warm color. Black text sits best on top of it.
What is #EAEC40 in RGB?
#EAEC40 is rgb(234, 236, 64): 234 red, 236 green, and 64 blue on a 0–255 scale.
What is #EAEC40 in CMYK?
Roughly cmyk(1, 0, 73, 7). Print results depend on paper and press, so proof it before a big print run.
What Pantone is closest to #EAEC40?
PANTONE 387 C is the closest match in our list. Screen colors and ink never match perfectly; check a physical Pantone guide.
What color goes with #EAEC40?
Its complement #E9E0FF gives the strongest contrast. For something calmer, try its analogous neighbors, or its own tints and shades above.