Palettes / Colors / #E7EDBB

#E7EDBB — Pale Yellow

#E7EDBB is a yellow color we call Pale Yellow, closest to the named color PaleGoldenRod (#EEE8AA). It belongs to the yellow family.

Color name

Closest CSS keyword: palegoldenrod (#EEE8AA) — not an exact match. CSS palegoldenrod gives you #EEE8AA, a different color; use #E7EDBB 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.

#E7EDBB 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 #C0BBED; it also sits naturally between #EDDABB and #CEEDBB. 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 93% · Blue 73%

Cyan 3% · Magenta 0% · Yellow 21% · Key 7%

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

Previews

CSS code for #E7EDBB

.text { color: #E7EDBB; }
.background { background-color: #E7EDBB; }
.border { border: 3px solid #E7EDBB; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(231, 237, 187); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(67, 58%, 83%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #E7EDBB; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(231, 237, 187, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #E7EDBB; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(231, 237, 187, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#E7EDBB">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#E7EDBB">Div content here</div>

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #C0BBED:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #E7EDBB: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #E7EDBB

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:

How #E7EDBB 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 #E7EDBB 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

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Frequently asked questions

What color is #E7EDBB?

#E7EDBB is Pale Yellow, a yellow color (RGB 231, 237, 187). Its closest standard named color is PaleGoldenRod.

What is the RGB and HSL of #E7EDBB?

#E7EDBB is RGB 231, 237, 187 — HSL 67°, 58%, 83% — CMYK 3%, 0%, 21%, 7%.

What colors go with #E7EDBB?

Its complement is #C0BBED; analogous partners are #EDDABB and #CEEDBB. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #E7EDBB for text?

Black text on #E7EDBB has a contrast ratio of 17.23:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.22:1.