Palettes / Colors / #EDEBDB
#EDEBDB — Pale Muted Yellow
#EDEBDB is a yellow color we call Pale Muted Yellow, closest to the named color Beige (#F5F5DC). It belongs to the yellow family.
Color name
Closest CSS keyword: beige (#F5F5DC) — not an exact match. CSS beige gives you #F5F5DC, a different color; use #EDEBDB 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.
#EDEBDB 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 #DADCEC; it also sits naturally between #ECE1DA and #E5ECDA. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.
Color values
| HEX | #EDEBDB |
|---|---|
| RGB | 237, 235, 219 |
| HSL | 53°, 33%, 89% |
| HSV | 53°, 8%, 93% |
| CMYK | 0%, 1%, 8%, 7% |
| XYZ | 77.42, 82.54, 78.87 |
| Yxy | 82.54, 0.3242, 0.3456 |
| CIE-Lab | 92.81, -2.06, 7.99 |
| Hunter Lab | 90.85, -2.05, 7.45 |
RGB & CMYK percentages
Red 93% · Green 92% · Blue 86%
Cyan 0% · Magenta 1% · Yellow 8% · Key 7%
CMYK values are unprofiled approximations for screen reference — not a print-proofing guarantee.
Previews
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CSS code for #EDEBDB
.text { color: #EDEBDB; }
.background { background-color: #EDEBDB; }
.border { border: 3px solid #EDEBDB; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(237, 235, 219); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(53, 33%, 89%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #EDEBDB; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(237, 235, 219, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #EDEBDB; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(237, 235, 219, 0.8); }
HTML: <p style="color:#EDEBDB">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#EDEBDB">Div content here</div>
Shades of #EDEBDB
Tints of #EDEBDB
Tones of #EDEBDB
Color harmonies
Complementary — #DADCEC:
Analogous:
Triadic:
Contrast & accessibility
| Against white text | 1.20:1 Fails |
|---|---|
| Against black text | 17.51:1 AAA |
Best text color on #EDEBDB: #000000.
Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #EDEBDB
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 #EDEBDB: ·
How #EDEBDB 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 #EDEBDB 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 #EDEBDB?
#EDEBDB is Pale Muted Yellow, a yellow color (RGB 237, 235, 219). Its closest standard named color is Beige.
What is the RGB and HSL of #EDEBDB?
#EDEBDB is RGB 237, 235, 219 — HSL 53°, 33%, 89% — CMYK 0%, 1%, 8%, 7%.
What colors go with #EDEBDB?
Its complement is #DADCEC; analogous partners are #ECE1DA and #E5ECDA. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.
Can I use #EDEBDB for text?
Black text on #EDEBDB has a contrast ratio of 17.51:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.20:1.