Palettes / Colors / #EDD99E

#EDD99E — Light Yellow

#EDD99E is a yellow color we call Light 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 #EDD99E 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.

#EDD99E 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 #9CB0ED; it also sits naturally between #EDB09C and #D9ED9C. 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 85% · Blue 62%

Cyan 0% · Magenta 8% · Yellow 33% · Key 7%

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

Previews

CSS code for #EDD99E

.text { color: #EDD99E; }
.background { background-color: #EDD99E; }
.border { border: 3px solid #EDD99E; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(237, 217, 158); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(45, 69%, 77%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #EDD99E; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(237, 217, 158, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #EDD99E; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(237, 217, 158, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#EDD99E">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#EDD99E">Div content here</div>

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #9CB0ED:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #EDD99E: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #EDD99E

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 #EDD99E 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 #EDD99E 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

← #EDD99D  ·  #EDD99F →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #EDD99E?

#EDD99E is Light Yellow, a yellow color (RGB 237, 217, 158). Its closest standard named color is PaleGoldenRod.

What is the RGB and HSL of #EDD99E?

#EDD99E is RGB 237, 217, 158 — HSL 45°, 69%, 77% — CMYK 0%, 8%, 33%, 7%.

What colors go with #EDD99E?

Its complement is #9CB0ED; analogous partners are #EDB09C and #D9ED9C. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #EDD99E for text?

Black text on #EDD99E has a contrast ratio of 15.02:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.40:1.