Palettes / Colors / #EDEAAB
#EDEAAB — Light Yellow
#EDEAAB is a yellow color we call Light Yellow, closest to the named color PaleGoldenRod (#EEE8AA). It belongs to the yellow family.
Color name
Closest CSS keyword: palegoldenrod (#EEE8AA) — not an exact match. CSS palegoldenrod gives you #EEE8AA, a different color; use #EDEAAB 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.
#EDEAAB 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 #ABAEED; it also sits naturally between #EDC9AB and #CFEDAB. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.
Color values
| HEX | #EDEAAB |
|---|---|
| RGB | 237, 234, 171 |
| HSL | 57°, 65%, 80% |
| HSV | 57°, 28%, 93% |
| CMYK | 0%, 1%, 28%, 7% |
| XYZ | 71.70, 79.79, 50.15 |
| Yxy | 79.79, 0.3556, 0.3957 |
| CIE-Lab | 91.59, -8.60, 31.05 |
| Hunter Lab | 89.33, -8.40, 25.32 |
RGB & CMYK percentages
Red 93% · Green 92% · Blue 67%
Cyan 0% · Magenta 1% · Yellow 28% · Key 7%
CMYK values are unprofiled approximations for screen reference — not a print-proofing guarantee.
Previews
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CSS code for #EDEAAB
.text { color: #EDEAAB; }
.background { background-color: #EDEAAB; }
.border { border: 3px solid #EDEAAB; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(237, 234, 171); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(57, 65%, 80%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #EDEAAB; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(237, 234, 171, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #EDEAAB; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(237, 234, 171, 0.8); }
HTML: <p style="color:#EDEAAB">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#EDEAAB">Div content here</div>
Shades of #EDEAAB
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Tones of #EDEAAB
Color harmonies
Complementary — #ABAEED:
Analogous:
Triadic:
Contrast & accessibility
| Against white text | 1.24:1 Fails |
|---|---|
| Against black text | 16.96:1 AAA |
Best text color on #EDEAAB: #000000.
Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #EDEAAB
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 #EDEAAB: ·
How #EDEAAB 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 #EDEAAB 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 #EDEAAB?
#EDEAAB is Light Yellow, a yellow color (RGB 237, 234, 171). Its closest standard named color is PaleGoldenRod.
What is the RGB and HSL of #EDEAAB?
#EDEAAB is RGB 237, 234, 171 — HSL 57°, 65%, 80% — CMYK 0%, 1%, 28%, 7%.
What colors go with #EDEAAB?
Its complement is #ABAEED; analogous partners are #EDC9AB and #CFEDAB. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.
Can I use #EDEAAB for text?
Black text on #EDEAAB has a contrast ratio of 16.96:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.24:1.