Palettes / Colors / #E9EDD3

#E9EDD3 — Pale Muted Yellow

#E9EDD3 is a yellow color we call Pale Muted Yellow, closest to the named color Beige (#F5F5DC). It belongs to the yellow family.

#E9EDD3 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 #D7D4ED; it also sits naturally between #EDE4D4 and #DDEDD4. 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 83%

Cyan 2% · Magenta 0% · Yellow 11% · Key 7%

Previews

CSS code for #E9EDD3

.text { color: #E9EDD3; }
.background { background-color: #E9EDD3; }
.border { border: 3px solid #E9EDD3; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(233, 237, 211); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(69, 42%, 88%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #E9EDD3; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(233, 237, 211, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #E9EDD3; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(233, 237, 211, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#E9EDD3">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#E9EDD3">Div content here</div>

Shades of #E9EDD3

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #D7D4ED:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #E9EDD3: #000000.

How #E9EDD3 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 #E9EDD3 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

← #E9EDD2  ·  #E9EDD4 →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #E9EDD3?

#E9EDD3 is Pale Muted Yellow, a yellow color (RGB 233, 237, 211). Its closest standard named color is Beige.

What is the RGB and HSL of #E9EDD3?

#E9EDD3 is RGB 233, 237, 211 — HSL 69°, 42%, 88% — CMYK 2%, 0%, 11%, 7%.

What colors go with #E9EDD3?

Its complement is #D7D4ED; analogous partners are #EDE4D4 and #DDEDD4. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #E9EDD3 for text?

Black text on #E9EDD3 has a contrast ratio of 17.52:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.20:1.