Palettes / Colors / #EDE992

#EDE992 — Light Yellow

#EDE992 is a yellow color we call Light Yellow, closest to the named color Khaki (#F0E68C). It belongs to the yellow family.

#EDE992 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 #9196ED; it also sits naturally between #EDBB91 and #C4ED91. 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 57%

Cyan 0% · Magenta 2% · Yellow 38% · Key 7%

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

Previews

CSS code for #EDE992

.text { color: #EDE992; }
.background { background-color: #EDE992; }
.border { border: 3px solid #EDE992; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(237, 233, 146); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(57, 72%, 75%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #EDE992; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(237, 233, 146, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #EDE992; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(237, 233, 146, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#EDE992">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#EDE992">Div content here</div>

Shades of #EDE992

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #9196ED:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #EDE992: #000000.

How #EDE992 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 #EDE992 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

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Frequently asked questions

What color is #EDE992?

#EDE992 is Light Yellow, a yellow color (RGB 237, 233, 146). Its closest standard named color is Khaki.

What is the RGB and HSL of #EDE992?

#EDE992 is RGB 237, 233, 146 — HSL 57°, 72%, 75% — CMYK 0%, 2%, 38%, 7%.

What colors go with #EDE992?

Its complement is #9196ED; analogous partners are #EDBB91 and #C4ED91. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #EDE992 for text?

Black text on #EDE992 has a contrast ratio of 16.67:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.26:1.