Palettes / Colors / #E7BB55

#E7BB55 — Yellow

#E7BB55 is a yellow color we call Yellow, closest to the named color SandyBrown (#F4A460). It belongs to the yellow family.

#E7BB55 is a warm yellow color associated with optimism, attention and cheer. It is saturated enough to be the accent — buttons, highlights and calls to action — while neutrals do the quiet work around it.

Its strongest partner is its complement #5581E7; it also sits naturally between #E77255 and #CAE755. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.

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Color values

RGB & CMYK percentages

Red 91% · Green 73% · Blue 33%

Cyan 0% · Magenta 19% · Yellow 63% · Key 9%

Previews

CSS code for #E7BB55

.text { color: #E7BB55; }
.background { background-color: #E7BB55; }
.border { border: 3px solid #E7BB55; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(231, 187, 85); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(42, 75%, 62%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #E7BB55; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(231, 187, 85, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #E7BB55; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(231, 187, 85, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#E7BB55">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#E7BB55">Div content here</div>

Shades of #E7BB55

Tints of #E7BB55

Tones of #E7BB55

Color harmonies

Complementary — #5581E7:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #E7BB55: #000000.

How #E7BB55 looks with color blindness

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

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:

Palettes with #E7BB55 or a close neighbour

Similar colors

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

Browse neighbouring colors

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Frequently asked questions

What color is #E7BB55?

#E7BB55 is Yellow, a yellow color (RGB 231, 187, 85). Its closest standard named color is SandyBrown.

What is the RGB and HSL of #E7BB55?

#E7BB55 is RGB 231, 187, 85 — HSL 42°, 75%, 62% — CMYK 0%, 19%, 63%, 9%.

What colors go with #E7BB55?

Its complement is #5581E7; analogous partners are #E77255 and #CAE755. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #E7BB55 for text?

Black text on #E7BB55 has a contrast ratio of 11.64:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.80:1.