Palettes / Colors / #EDEBDE
#EDEBDE — Pale Dusty Yellow
#EDEBDE is a yellow color we call Pale Dusty 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 #EDEBDE 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.
#EDEBDE 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 #DEE0ED; it also sits naturally between #EDE4DE and #E7EDDE. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.
Color values
| HEX | #EDEBDE |
|---|---|
| RGB | 237, 235, 222 |
| HSL | 52°, 29%, 90% |
| HSV | 52°, 6%, 93% |
| CMYK | 0%, 1%, 6%, 7% |
| XYZ | 77.82, 82.70, 80.97 |
| Yxy | 82.70, 0.3223, 0.3424 |
| CIE-Lab | 92.88, -1.56, 6.53 |
| Hunter Lab | 90.94, -1.56, 6.14 |
RGB & CMYK percentages
Red 93% · Green 92% · Blue 87%
Cyan 0% · Magenta 1% · Yellow 6% · Key 7%
CMYK values are unprofiled approximations for screen reference — not a print-proofing guarantee.
Previews
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CSS code for #EDEBDE
.text { color: #EDEBDE; }
.background { background-color: #EDEBDE; }
.border { border: 3px solid #EDEBDE; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(237, 235, 222); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(52, 29%, 90%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #EDEBDE; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(237, 235, 222, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #EDEBDE; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(237, 235, 222, 0.8); }
HTML: <p style="color:#EDEBDE">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#EDEBDE">Div content here</div>
Shades of #EDEBDE
Tints of #EDEBDE
Tones of #EDEBDE
Color harmonies
Complementary — #DEE0ED:
Analogous:
Triadic:
Contrast & accessibility
| Against white text | 1.20:1 Fails |
|---|---|
| Against black text | 17.54:1 AAA |
Best text color on #EDEBDE: #000000.
Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #EDEBDE
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 #EDEBDE: ·
How #EDEBDE 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 #EDEBDE 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 #EDEBDE?
#EDEBDE is Pale Dusty Yellow, a yellow color (RGB 237, 235, 222). Its closest standard named color is Beige.
What is the RGB and HSL of #EDEBDE?
#EDEBDE is RGB 237, 235, 222 — HSL 52°, 29%, 90% — CMYK 0%, 1%, 6%, 7%.
What colors go with #EDEBDE?
Its complement is #DEE0ED; analogous partners are #EDE4DE and #E7EDDE. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.
Can I use #EDEBDE for text?
Black text on #EDEBDE has a contrast ratio of 17.54:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.20:1.