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#E2CD91 — Light Yellow

#E2CD91 is a yellow color we call Light Yellow, closest to the named color BurlyWood (#DEB887). It belongs to the yellow family.

Color name

Closest CSS keyword: burlywood (#DEB887) — not an exact match. CSS burlywood gives you #DEB887, a different color; use #E2CD91 when you need this exact shade.

Sources: common names follow widely used color-name references; CSS keywords and their hex values follow the CSS Color specification.

#E2CD91 is a warm yellow color associated with optimism, attention and cheer. It sits comfortably in the middle: usable for large areas in soft schemes, or as a supporting color beside something stronger.

Its strongest partner is its complement #92A8E2; it also sits naturally between #E2A592 and #CFE292. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.

#E2CD91 · RGB 226, 205, 145

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Color values

HEX#E2CD91
RGB226, 205, 145
HSL44°, 58%, 73%
HSV44°, 36%, 89%
CMYK0%, 9%, 36%, 11%
XYZ58.31, 61.88, 35.66
Yxy61.88, 0.3741, 0.3970
CIE-Lab82.85, -1.22, 32.57
Hunter Lab78.66, -1.16, 24.82

RGB & CMYK percentages

Red 89% · Green 80% · Blue 57%

Cyan 0% · Magenta 9% · Yellow 36% · Key 11%

CMYK values are unprofiled approximations for screen reference — not a print-proofing guarantee.

Previews

Sample text in #E2CD91 on black
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit.
Sample text in #E2CD91 on white
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit.

CSS code for #E2CD91

.text { color: #E2CD91; }
.background { background-color: #E2CD91; }
.border { border: 3px solid #E2CD91; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(226, 205, 145); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(44, 58%, 73%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #E2CD91; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(226, 205, 145, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #E2CD91; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(226, 205, 145, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#E2CD91">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#E2CD91">Div content here</div>

Shades of #E2CD91

#DBC076#D3B35A#CCA63E#B59230#9D7E2A#816822#65511B#493A13#2C240C#100D04

Tints of #E2CD91

#E4D19A#E7D6A6#EADAAE#ECDEB6#EFE3C3#F1E7CB#F3EBD3#F5EEDB#F9F4E7#FBF8EF

Tones of #E2CD91

#DDCA98#D6C79E#D1C5A3#CBC2A9#C6C0AE#C0BDB5

Color harmonies

Complementary — #92A8E2:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Against white text1.57:1 Fails
Against black text13.38:1 AAA

Best text color on #E2CD91: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #E2CD91

Text set with opacity blends into the background, so its real contrast is lower than the solid ratios above. Choose a text color and an opacity to see the blended color and its true ratio:

100%
Sample heading text
Smaller body text shows the effect best.

Blended color: · Contrast against #E2CD91: ·

How #E2CD91 looks with color blindness

Simulated with standard Machado color-vision-deficiency matrices — useful when this color carries meaning in charts, maps or interfaces:

Protanopia · #D9D9A0Deuteranopia · #DADCA3Tritanopia · #E1ABAE

Closest design-system colors

The nearest matches in the Tailwind CSS, Material Design and Bootstrap palettes — handy when you need a framework class instead of a raw hex:

Material Grey 500 · #9E9E9EMaterial Lime 500 · #CDDC39Material Yellow 500 · #FFEB3B

Palettes with a similar color

These palettes use a close neighbour of #E2CD91 rather than the exact color:

Palette E5cb90
#E5CB90 · #FFF3C8 · #34A99D · #458393
Palette 706233
#706233 · #B0926A · #E1C78F · #FAE7C9
Palette 85603f
#85603F · #9E7540 · #BD9354 · #E3D18A
Palette C3e2c2
#C3E2C2 · #EAECCC · #DBCC95 · #CD8D7A
Palette D06224
#D06224 · #AE431E · #8A8635 · #E9C891
Serene Ruby Opal
#E9C790 · #DCA856 · #DA962A · #644411

Similar colors

The closest colors that actually appear in our palette collection — click any to open its page:

#E5CB90#E1C78F#E3D18A#DBCC95#E9C891#E9C790#EBCB90#DACC96#E4D289#EBCE95#E2C799#EAD196

Browse neighbouring colors

← #E2CD90  ·  #E2CD92 →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #E2CD91?

#E2CD91 is Light Yellow, a yellow color (RGB 226, 205, 145). Its closest standard named color is BurlyWood.

What is the RGB and HSL of #E2CD91?

#E2CD91 is RGB 226, 205, 145 — HSL 44°, 58%, 73% — CMYK 0%, 9%, 36%, 11%.

What colors go with #E2CD91?

Its complement is #92A8E2; analogous partners are #E2A592 and #CFE292. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #E2CD91 for text?

Black text on #E2CD91 has a contrast ratio of 13.38:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.57:1.