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#EDDBB0 — Light Yellow

#EDDBB0 is a yellow color we call Light Yellow, closest to the named color Wheat (#F5DEB3). It belongs to the yellow family.

Color name

Closest CSS keyword: wheat (#F5DEB3) — not an exact match. CSS wheat gives you #F5DEB3, a different color; use #EDDBB0 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.

#EDDBB0 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 #B0C2ED; it also sits naturally between #EDBCB0 and #E1EDB0. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.

#EDDBB0 · RGB 237, 219, 176

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Color values

HEX#EDDBB0
RGB237, 219, 176
HSL42°, 63%, 81%
HSV42°, 26%, 93%
CMYK0%, 8%, 26%, 7%
XYZ68.09, 71.80, 51.34
Yxy71.80, 0.3561, 0.3755
CIE-Lab87.87, -0.33, 23.42
Hunter Lab84.74, -0.33, 19.50

RGB & CMYK percentages

Red 93% · Green 86% · Blue 69%

Cyan 0% · Magenta 8% · Yellow 26% · Key 7%

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

Previews

Sample text in #EDDBB0 on black
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit.
Sample text in #EDDBB0 on white
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit.

CSS code for #EDDBB0

.text { color: #EDDBB0; }
.background { background-color: #EDDBB0; }
.border { border: 3px solid #EDDBB0; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(237, 219, 176); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(42, 63%, 81%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #EDDBB0; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(237, 219, 176, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #EDDBB0; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(237, 219, 176, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#EDDBB0">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#EDDBB0">Div content here</div>

Shades of #EDDBB0

#E6CC8F#DFBE72#D7AF50#D0A02F#B38929#917021#705619#4F3D12#32260B#110D04

Tints of #EDDBB0

#EFDFB8#F0E0BC#F2E4C5#F3E6C9#F5EAD1#F6ECD5#F7F0DE#F8F2E2#FAF5EA#FBF7EE

Tones of #EDDBB0

#E9D9B4#E4D7B9#E0D6BD#DCD4C1#D7D2C6#D3D0CA

Color harmonies

Complementary — #B0C2ED:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Against white text1.37:1 Fails
Against black text15.36:1 AAA

Best text color on #EDDBB0: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #EDDBB0

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:

100%
Sample heading text
Smaller body text shows the effect best.

Blended color: · Contrast against #EDDBB0: ·

How #EDDBB0 looks with color blindness

Simulated with standard Machado color-vision-deficiency matrices — useful when this color carries meaning in charts, maps or interfaces:

Protanopia · #E5E5BADeuteranopia · #E6E8BDTritanopia · #ECC3C4

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:

Bootstrap light · #F8F9FAMaterial Grey 500 · #9E9E9EMaterial Yellow 500 · #FFEB3B

Palettes with a similar color

These palettes use a close neighbour of #EDDBB0 rather than the exact color:

Lucky Ruby Cinder
#C1971D · #1EC79C · #BD4DE4 · #EADAB0
Palette 7ed7c1
#7ED7C1 · #F0DBAF · #DC8686 · #B06161
Palette 288fb4
#288FB4 · #1D556F · #EFDDB2 · #FA360A
Gentle Ruby Tempest
#1E5CB1 · #7CB2E8 · #E3AB5D · #ECD8B3
Palette 001f3f
#001F3F · #3A6D8C · #6A9AB0 · #EAD8B1
Palette F9efdb
#F9EFDB · #EBD9B4 · #9DBC98 · #638889

Similar colors

The closest colors that actually appear in our palette collection — click any to open its page:

#EADAB0#F0DBAF#EFDDB2#ECD8B3#EAD8B1#EBD9B4#EDDFB3#EFDCAB#E8DBB3#EADFB4#EAD6AD#E8DDB4

Browse neighbouring colors

← #EDDBAF  ·  #EDDBB1 →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #EDDBB0?

#EDDBB0 is Light Yellow, a yellow color (RGB 237, 219, 176). Its closest standard named color is Wheat.

What is the RGB and HSL of #EDDBB0?

#EDDBB0 is RGB 237, 219, 176 — HSL 42°, 63%, 81% — CMYK 0%, 8%, 26%, 7%.

What colors go with #EDDBB0?

Its complement is #B0C2ED; analogous partners are #EDBCB0 and #E1EDB0. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #EDDBB0 for text?

Black text on #EDDBB0 has a contrast ratio of 15.36:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.37:1.