Palettes / Colors / #E7C679

#E7C679 — Light Yellow

#E7C679 is a yellow color we call Light Yellow, closest to the named color BurlyWood (#DEB887). It belongs to the yellow family.

#E7C679 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 #799AE7; it also sits naturally between #E78F79 and #D1E779. 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 78% · Blue 47%

Cyan 0% · Magenta 14% · Yellow 48% · Key 9%

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

Previews

CSS code for #E7C679

.text { color: #E7C679; }
.background { background-color: #E7C679; }
.border { border: 3px solid #E7C679; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(231, 198, 121); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(42, 70%, 69%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #E7C679; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(231, 198, 121, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #E7C679; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(231, 198, 121, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#E7C679">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#E7C679">Div content here</div>

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #799AE7:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #E7C679: #000000.

How #E7C679 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 a similar color

These palettes use a close neighbour of #E7C679 rather than the exact color:

Similar colors

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

Browse neighbouring colors

← #E7C678  ·  #E7C67A →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #E7C679?

#E7C679 is Light Yellow, a yellow color (RGB 231, 198, 121). Its closest standard named color is BurlyWood.

What is the RGB and HSL of #E7C679?

#E7C679 is RGB 231, 198, 121 — HSL 42°, 70%, 69% — CMYK 0%, 14%, 48%, 9%.

What colors go with #E7C679?

Its complement is #799AE7; analogous partners are #E78F79 and #D1E779. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #E7C679 for text?

Black text on #E7C679 has a contrast ratio of 12.75:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.65:1.