Palettes / Colors / #EDE8DC

#EDE8DC — Pale Muted Yellow

#EDE8DC is a yellow color we call Pale Muted Yellow, closest to the named color AntiqueWhite (#FAEBD7). It belongs to the yellow family.

#EDE8DC 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 #DDE2EE; it also sits naturally between #EEE1DD and #EAEEDD. 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 91% · Blue 86%

Cyan 0% · Magenta 2% · Yellow 7% · Key 7%

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

Previews

CSS code for #EDE8DC

.text { color: #EDE8DC; }
.background { background-color: #EDE8DC; }
.border { border: 3px solid #EDE8DC; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(237, 232, 220); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(42, 32%, 90%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #EDE8DC; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(237, 232, 220, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #EDE8DC; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(237, 232, 220, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#EDE8DC">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#EDE8DC">Div content here</div>

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #DDE2EE:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #EDE8DC: #000000.

How #EDE8DC 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 #EDE8DC

Palettes with a similar color

These palettes use a close neighbour of #EDE8DC 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

← #EDE8DB  ·  #EDE8DD →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #EDE8DC?

#EDE8DC is Pale Muted Yellow, a yellow color (RGB 237, 232, 220). Its closest standard named color is AntiqueWhite.

What is the RGB and HSL of #EDE8DC?

#EDE8DC is RGB 237, 232, 220 — HSL 42°, 32%, 90% — CMYK 0%, 2%, 7%, 7%.

What colors go with #EDE8DC?

Its complement is #DDE2EE; analogous partners are #EEE1DD and #EAEEDD. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #EDE8DC for text?

Black text on #EDE8DC has a contrast ratio of 17.18:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.22:1.