Palettes / Colors / #EDECCE

#EDECCE — Pale Muted Yellow

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

#EDECCE 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 #CFD0ED; it also sits naturally between #EDDDCF and #DFEDCF. 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 93% · Blue 81%

Cyan 0% · Magenta 0% · Yellow 13% · Key 7%

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

Previews

CSS code for #EDECCE

.text { color: #EDECCE; }
.background { background-color: #EDECCE; }
.border { border: 3px solid #EDECCE; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(237, 236, 206); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(58, 46%, 87%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #EDECCE; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(237, 236, 206, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #EDECCE; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(237, 236, 206, 0.8); }

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

Shades of #EDECCE

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #CFD0ED:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #EDECCE: #000000.

How #EDECCE 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 #EDECCE 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

← #EDECCD  ·  #EDECCF →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #EDECCE?

#EDECCE is Pale Muted Yellow, a yellow color (RGB 237, 236, 206). Its closest standard named color is AntiqueWhite.

What is the RGB and HSL of #EDECCE?

#EDECCE is RGB 237, 236, 206 — HSL 58°, 46%, 87% — CMYK 0%, 0%, 13%, 7%.

What colors go with #EDECCE?

Its complement is #CFD0ED; analogous partners are #EDDDCF and #DFEDCF. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #EDECCE for text?

Black text on #EDECCE has a contrast ratio of 17.49:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.20:1.