Palettes / Colors / #EDECDF
#EDECDF — Pale Dusty Yellow
#EDECDF 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 #EDECDF 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.
#EDECDF 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 #DEDFED; it also sits naturally between #EDE5DE and #E6EDDE. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.
Color values
| HEX | #EDECDF |
|---|---|
| RGB | 237, 236, 223 |
| HSL | 56°, 28%, 90% |
| HSV | 56°, 6%, 93% |
| CMYK | 0%, 0%, 6%, 7% |
| XYZ | 78.24, 83.32, 81.77 |
| Yxy | 83.32, 0.3215, 0.3424 |
| CIE-Lab | 93.16, -1.90, 6.41 |
| Hunter Lab | 91.28, -1.90, 6.04 |
RGB & CMYK percentages
Red 93% · Green 93% · Blue 87%
Cyan 0% · Magenta 0% · 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 #EDECDF
.text { color: #EDECDF; }
.background { background-color: #EDECDF; }
.border { border: 3px solid #EDECDF; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(237, 236, 223); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(56, 28%, 90%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #EDECDF; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(237, 236, 223, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #EDECDF; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(237, 236, 223, 0.8); }
HTML: <p style="color:#EDECDF">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#EDECDF">Div content here</div>
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Color harmonies
Complementary — #DEDFED:
Analogous:
Triadic:
Contrast & accessibility
| Against white text | 1.19:1 Fails |
|---|---|
| Against black text | 17.66:1 AAA |
Best text color on #EDECDF: #000000.
Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #EDECDF
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 #EDECDF: ·
How #EDECDF 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 #EDECDF 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
Frequently asked questions
What color is #EDECDF?
#EDECDF is Pale Dusty Yellow, a yellow color (RGB 237, 236, 223). Its closest standard named color is Beige.
What is the RGB and HSL of #EDECDF?
#EDECDF is RGB 237, 236, 223 — HSL 56°, 28%, 90% — CMYK 0%, 0%, 6%, 7%.
What colors go with #EDECDF?
Its complement is #DEDFED; analogous partners are #EDE5DE and #E6EDDE. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.
Can I use #EDECDF for text?
Black text on #EDECDF has a contrast ratio of 17.66:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.19:1.