Palettes / Colors / #EDE6CA

#EDE6CA — Pale Muted Yellow

#EDE6CA is a yellow color we call Pale Muted Yellow, closest to the named color BlanchedAlmond (#FFEBCD). It belongs to the yellow family.

#EDE6CA 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 #CAD1ED; it also sits naturally between #EDD4CA and #E2EDCA. 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 90% · Blue 79%

Cyan 0% · Magenta 3% · Yellow 15% · Key 7%

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

Previews

CSS code for #EDE6CA

.text { color: #EDE6CA; }
.background { background-color: #EDE6CA; }
.border { border: 3px solid #EDE6CA; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(237, 230, 202); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(48, 49%, 86%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #EDE6CA; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(237, 230, 202, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #EDE6CA; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(237, 230, 202, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#EDE6CA">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#EDE6CA">Div content here</div>

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #CAD1ED:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #EDE6CA: #000000.

How #EDE6CA 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 #EDE6CA 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

← #EDE6C9  ·  #EDE6CB →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #EDE6CA?

#EDE6CA is Pale Muted Yellow, a yellow color (RGB 237, 230, 202). Its closest standard named color is BlanchedAlmond.

What is the RGB and HSL of #EDE6CA?

#EDE6CA is RGB 237, 230, 202 — HSL 48°, 49%, 86% — CMYK 0%, 3%, 15%, 7%.

What colors go with #EDE6CA?

Its complement is #CAD1ED; analogous partners are #EDD4CA and #E2EDCA. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #EDE6CA for text?

Black text on #EDE6CA has a contrast ratio of 16.77:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.25:1.