Palettes / Colors / #EDD591

#EDD591 — Light Yellow

#EDD591 is a yellow color we call Light Yellow, closest to the named color Khaki (#F0E68C). It belongs to the yellow family.

Color name

Closest CSS keyword: khaki (#F0E68C) — not an exact match. CSS khaki gives you #F0E68C, a different color; use #EDD591 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.

#EDD591 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 #91AAED; it also sits naturally between #EDA791 and #D8ED91. 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 84% · Blue 57%

Cyan 0% · Magenta 10% · Yellow 39% · Key 7%

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

Previews

CSS code for #EDD591

.text { color: #EDD591; }
.background { background-color: #EDD591; }
.border { border: 3px solid #EDD591; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(237, 213, 145); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(44, 72%, 75%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #EDD591; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(237, 213, 145, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #EDD591; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(237, 213, 145, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#EDD591">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#EDD591">Div content here</div>

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #91AAED:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #EDD591: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #EDD591

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 #EDD591 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 #EDD591 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 #EDD591?

#EDD591 is Light Yellow, a yellow color (RGB 237, 213, 145). Its closest standard named color is Khaki.

What is the RGB and HSL of #EDD591?

#EDD591 is RGB 237, 213, 145 — HSL 44°, 72%, 75% — CMYK 0%, 10%, 39%, 7%.

What colors go with #EDD591?

Its complement is #91AAED; analogous partners are #EDA791 and #D8ED91. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #EDD591 for text?

Black text on #EDD591 has a contrast ratio of 14.53:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.45:1.