Palettes / Colors / #EDDE97

#EDDE97 — Light Yellow

#EDDE97 is a yellow color we call Light Yellow, closest to the named color Khaki (#F0E68C). It belongs to the yellow family.

#EDDE97 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 #97A5ED; it also sits naturally between #EDB497 and #D0ED97. 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 87% · Blue 59%

Cyan 0% · Magenta 6% · Yellow 36% · Key 7%

Previews

CSS code for #EDDE97

.text { color: #EDDE97; }
.background { background-color: #EDDE97; }
.border { border: 3px solid #EDDE97; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(237, 222, 151); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(50, 70%, 76%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #EDDE97; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(237, 222, 151, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #EDDE97; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(237, 222, 151, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#EDDE97">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#EDDE97">Div content here</div>

Shades of #EDDE97

Tints of #EDDE97

Tones of #EDDE97

Color harmonies

Complementary — #97A5ED:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #EDDE97: #000000.

How #EDDE97 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 #EDDE97 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

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Frequently asked questions

What color is #EDDE97?

#EDDE97 is Light Yellow, a yellow color (RGB 237, 222, 151). Its closest standard named color is Khaki.

What is the RGB and HSL of #EDDE97?

#EDDE97 is RGB 237, 222, 151 — HSL 50°, 70%, 76% — CMYK 0%, 6%, 36%, 7%.

What colors go with #EDDE97?

Its complement is #97A5ED; analogous partners are #EDB497 and #D0ED97. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #EDDE97 for text?

Black text on #EDDE97 has a contrast ratio of 15.50:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.36:1.