Palettes / Colors / #EDED70

#EDED70 — Light Vivid Yellow

#EDED70 is a yellow color we call Light Vivid Yellow, closest to the named color Khaki (#F0E68C). It belongs to the yellow family.

#EDED70 is a warm yellow color associated with optimism, attention and cheer. It is saturated enough to be the accent — buttons, highlights and calls to action — while neutrals do the quiet work around it.

Its strongest partner is its complement #6E6EED; it also sits naturally between #EDAD6E and #ADED6E. 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 44%

Cyan 0% · Magenta 0% · Yellow 53% · Key 7%

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

Previews

CSS code for #EDED70

.text { color: #EDED70; }
.background { background-color: #EDED70; }
.border { border: 3px solid #EDED70; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(237, 237, 112); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(60, 78%, 68%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #EDED70; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(237, 237, 112, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #EDED70; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(237, 237, 112, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#EDED70">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#EDED70">Div content here</div>

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #6E6EED:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #EDED70: #000000.

How #EDED70 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 #EDED70 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

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Frequently asked questions

What color is #EDED70?

#EDED70 is Light Vivid Yellow, a yellow color (RGB 237, 237, 112). Its closest standard named color is Khaki.

What is the RGB and HSL of #EDED70?

#EDED70 is RGB 237, 237, 112 — HSL 60°, 78%, 68% — CMYK 0%, 0%, 53%, 7%.

What colors go with #EDED70?

Its complement is #6E6EED; analogous partners are #EDAD6E and #ADED6E. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #EDED70 for text?

Black text on #EDED70 has a contrast ratio of 16.95:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.24:1.