Palettes / Colors / #EDD397

#EDD397 — Light Yellow

#EDD397 is a yellow color we call Light Yellow, closest to the named color Khaki (#F0E68C). It belongs to the yellow family.

#EDD397 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 #97B1ED; it also sits naturally between #EDA897 and #DCED97. 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 93% · Green 83% · Blue 59%

Cyan 0% · Magenta 11% · Yellow 36% · Key 7%

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

Previews

CSS code for #EDD397

.text { color: #EDD397; }
.background { background-color: #EDD397; }
.border { border: 3px solid #EDD397; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(237, 211, 151); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(42, 70%, 76%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #EDD397; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(237, 211, 151, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #EDD397; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(237, 211, 151, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#EDD397">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#EDD397">Div content here</div>

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #97B1ED:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #EDD397: #000000.

How #EDD397 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 #EDD397 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 #EDD397?

#EDD397 is Light Yellow, a yellow color (RGB 237, 211, 151). Its closest standard named color is Khaki.

What is the RGB and HSL of #EDD397?

#EDD397 is RGB 237, 211, 151 — HSL 42°, 70%, 76% — CMYK 0%, 11%, 36%, 7%.

What colors go with #EDD397?

Its complement is #97B1ED; analogous partners are #EDA897 and #DCED97. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #EDD397 for text?

Black text on #EDD397 has a contrast ratio of 14.37:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.46:1.