Palettes / Colors / #EDE8BC
#EDE8BC — Pale Yellow
#EDE8BC is a yellow color we call Pale 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 #EDE8BC 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.
#EDE8BC 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 #BBC0ED; it also sits naturally between #EDCFBB and #D9EDBB. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.
Color values
| HEX | #EDE8BC |
|---|---|
| RGB | 237, 232, 188 |
| HSL | 54°, 58%, 83% |
| HSV | 54°, 21%, 93% |
| CMYK | 0%, 2%, 21%, 7% |
| XYZ | 72.86, 79.35, 59.05 |
| Yxy | 79.35, 0.3449, 0.3756 |
| CIE-Lab | 91.39, -5.30, 22.06 |
| Hunter Lab | 89.08, -5.21, 18.90 |
RGB & CMYK percentages
Red 93% · Green 91% · Blue 74%
Cyan 0% · Magenta 2% · Yellow 21% · Key 7%
CMYK values are unprofiled approximations for screen reference — not a print-proofing guarantee.
Previews
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CSS code for #EDE8BC
.text { color: #EDE8BC; }
.background { background-color: #EDE8BC; }
.border { border: 3px solid #EDE8BC; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(237, 232, 188); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(54, 58%, 83%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #EDE8BC; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(237, 232, 188, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #EDE8BC; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(237, 232, 188, 0.8); }
HTML: <p style="color:#EDE8BC">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#EDE8BC">Div content here</div>
Shades of #EDE8BC
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Color harmonies
Complementary — #BBC0ED:
Analogous:
Triadic:
Contrast & accessibility
| Against white text | 1.24:1 Fails |
|---|---|
| Against black text | 16.87:1 AAA |
Best text color on #EDE8BC: #000000.
Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #EDE8BC
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:
Smaller body text shows the effect best.
Blended color: · Contrast against #EDE8BC: ·
How #EDE8BC 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 #EDE8BC rather than the exact color:
Similar colors
The closest colors that actually appear in our palette collection — click any to open its page:
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Frequently asked questions
What color is #EDE8BC?
#EDE8BC is Pale Yellow, a yellow color (RGB 237, 232, 188). Its closest standard named color is Wheat.
What is the RGB and HSL of #EDE8BC?
#EDE8BC is RGB 237, 232, 188 — HSL 54°, 58%, 83% — CMYK 0%, 2%, 21%, 7%.
What colors go with #EDE8BC?
Its complement is #BBC0ED; analogous partners are #EDCFBB and #D9EDBB. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.
Can I use #EDE8BC for text?
Black text on #EDE8BC has a contrast ratio of 16.87:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.24:1.