Palettes / Colors / #E7DBBC
#E7DBBC — Pale Muted Yellow
#E7DBBC is a yellow color we call Pale Muted Yellow, closest to the named color Wheat (#F5DEB3). It belongs to the yellow family.
Color name
Closest CSS keyword: wheat (#F5DEB3) — not an exact match. CSS wheat gives you #F5DEB3, a different color; use #E7DBBC 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.
#E7DBBC is a warm yellow color associated with optimism, attention and cheer. It is light enough to work as a background or base color, with darker text on top.
Its strongest partner is its complement #BCC8E7; it also sits naturally between #E7C5BC and #DDE7BC. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.
Color values
| HEX | #E7DBBC |
|---|---|
| RGB | 231, 219, 188 |
| HSL | 43°, 47%, 82% |
| HSV | 43°, 19%, 91% |
| CMYK | 0%, 5%, 19%, 9% |
| XYZ | 67.36, 71.28, 57.79 |
| Yxy | 71.28, 0.3429, 0.3629 |
| CIE-Lab | 87.62, -0.86, 16.73 |
| Hunter Lab | 84.43, -0.83, 14.46 |
RGB & CMYK percentages
Red 91% · Green 86% · Blue 74%
Cyan 0% · Magenta 5% · Yellow 19% · Key 9%
CMYK values are unprofiled approximations for screen reference — not a print-proofing guarantee.
Previews
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CSS code for #E7DBBC
.text { color: #E7DBBC; }
.background { background-color: #E7DBBC; }
.border { border: 3px solid #E7DBBC; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(231, 219, 188); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(43, 47%, 82%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #E7DBBC; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(231, 219, 188, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #E7DBBC; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(231, 219, 188, 0.8); }
HTML: <p style="color:#E7DBBC">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#E7DBBC">Div content here</div>
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Color harmonies
Complementary — #BCC8E7:
Analogous:
Triadic:
Contrast & accessibility
| Against white text | 1.38:1 Fails |
|---|---|
| Against black text | 15.26:1 AAA |
Best text color on #E7DBBC: #000000.
Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #E7DBBC
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:
Smaller body text shows the effect best.
Blended color: · Contrast against #E7DBBC: ·
How #E7DBBC 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 #E7DBBC rather than the exact color:
Similar colors
The closest colors that actually appear in our palette collection — click any to open its page:
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Frequently asked questions
What color is #E7DBBC?
#E7DBBC is Pale Muted Yellow, a yellow color (RGB 231, 219, 188). Its closest standard named color is Wheat.
What is the RGB and HSL of #E7DBBC?
#E7DBBC is RGB 231, 219, 188 — HSL 43°, 47%, 82% — CMYK 0%, 5%, 19%, 9%.
What colors go with #E7DBBC?
Its complement is #BCC8E7; analogous partners are #E7C5BC and #DDE7BC. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.
Can I use #E7DBBC for text?
Black text on #E7DBBC has a contrast ratio of 15.26:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.38:1.