Palettes / Colors / #E7CE73

#E7CE73 — Light Yellow

#E7CE73 is a yellow color we call Light Yellow, closest to the named color BurlyWood (#DEB887). It belongs to the yellow family.

#E7CE73 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 #738DE7; it also sits naturally between #E79473 and #C7E773. 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 81% · Blue 45%

Cyan 0% · Magenta 11% · Yellow 50% · Key 9%

Previews

CSS code for #E7CE73

.text { color: #E7CE73; }
.background { background-color: #E7CE73; }
.border { border: 3px solid #E7CE73; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(231, 206, 115); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(47, 71%, 68%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #E7CE73; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(231, 206, 115, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #E7CE73; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(231, 206, 115, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#E7CE73">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#E7CE73">Div content here</div>

Shades of #E7CE73

Tints of #E7CE73

Tones of #E7CE73

Color harmonies

Complementary — #738DE7:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #E7CE73: #000000.

How #E7CE73 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 #E7CE73 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 #E7CE73?

#E7CE73 is Light Yellow, a yellow color (RGB 231, 206, 115). Its closest standard named color is BurlyWood.

What is the RGB and HSL of #E7CE73?

#E7CE73 is RGB 231, 206, 115 — HSL 47°, 71%, 68% — CMYK 0%, 11%, 50%, 9%.

What colors go with #E7CE73?

Its complement is #738DE7; analogous partners are #E79473 and #C7E773. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #E7CE73 for text?

Black text on #E7CE73 has a contrast ratio of 13.47:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.56:1.