Palettes / Colors / #EDDFB5

#EDDFB5 — Pale Yellow

#EDDFB5 is a yellow color we call Pale Yellow, closest to the named color Wheat (#F5DEB3). It belongs to the yellow family.

#EDDFB5 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 #B5C3ED; it also sits naturally between #EDC3B5 and #DFEDB5. 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 71%

Cyan 0% · Magenta 6% · Yellow 24% · Key 7%

Previews

CSS code for #EDDFB5

.text { color: #EDDFB5; }
.background { background-color: #EDDFB5; }
.border { border: 3px solid #EDDFB5; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(237, 223, 181); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(45, 61%, 82%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #EDDFB5; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(237, 223, 181, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #EDDFB5; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(237, 223, 181, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#EDDFB5">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#EDDFB5">Div content here</div>

Shades of #EDDFB5

Tints of #EDDFB5

Tones of #EDDFB5

Color harmonies

Complementary — #B5C3ED:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #EDDFB5: #000000.

How #EDDFB5 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 #EDDFB5 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

← #EDDFB4  ·  #EDDFB6 →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #EDDFB5?

#EDDFB5 is Pale Yellow, a yellow color (RGB 237, 223, 181). Its closest standard named color is Wheat.

What is the RGB and HSL of #EDDFB5?

#EDDFB5 is RGB 237, 223, 181 — HSL 45°, 61%, 82% — CMYK 0%, 6%, 24%, 7%.

What colors go with #EDDFB5?

Its complement is #B5C3ED; analogous partners are #EDC3B5 and #DFEDB5. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #EDDFB5 for text?

Black text on #EDDFB5 has a contrast ratio of 15.82:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.33:1.