Palettes / Colors / #E8EDBF

#E8EDBF — Pale Yellow

#E8EDBF is a yellow color we call Pale Yellow, closest to the named color PaleGoldenRod (#EEE8AA). It belongs to the yellow family.

#E8EDBF 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 #C5BFED; it also sits naturally between #EDDCBF and #D1EDBF. 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 75%

Cyan 2% · Magenta 0% · Yellow 19% · Key 7%

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

Previews

CSS code for #E8EDBF

.text { color: #E8EDBF; }
.background { background-color: #E8EDBF; }
.border { border: 3px solid #E8EDBF; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(232, 237, 191); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(67, 56%, 84%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #E8EDBF; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(232, 237, 191, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #E8EDBF; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(232, 237, 191, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#E8EDBF">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#E8EDBF">Div content here</div>

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #C5BFED:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #E8EDBF: #000000.

How #E8EDBF 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 #E8EDBF 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

← #E8EDBE  ·  #E8EDC0 →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #E8EDBF?

#E8EDBF is Pale Yellow, a yellow color (RGB 232, 237, 191). Its closest standard named color is PaleGoldenRod.

What is the RGB and HSL of #E8EDBF?

#E8EDBF is RGB 232, 237, 191 — HSL 67°, 56%, 84% — CMYK 2%, 0%, 19%, 7%.

What colors go with #E8EDBF?

Its complement is #C5BFED; analogous partners are #EDDCBF and #D1EDBF. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #E8EDBF for text?

Black text on #E8EDBF has a contrast ratio of 17.30:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.21:1.