Palettes / Colors / #EDED9F
#EDED9F — Light Yellow
#EDED9F is a yellow color we call Light Yellow, closest to the named color PaleGoldenRod (#EEE8AA). It belongs to the yellow family.
Color name
Closest CSS keyword: palegoldenrod (#EEE8AA) — not an exact match. CSS palegoldenrod gives you #EEE8AA, a different color; use #EDED9F 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.
#EDED9F 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 #A1A1ED; it also sits naturally between #EDC7A1 and #C7EDA1. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.
Color values
| HEX | #EDED9F |
|---|---|
| RGB | 237, 237, 159 |
| HSL | 60°, 68%, 78% |
| HSV | 60°, 33%, 93% |
| CMYK | 0%, 0%, 33%, 7% |
| XYZ | 71.47, 81.08, 44.68 |
| Yxy | 81.08, 0.3624, 0.4111 |
| CIE-Lab | 92.17, -11.56, 37.87 |
| Hunter Lab | 90.04, -11.26, 29.81 |
RGB & CMYK percentages
Red 93% · Green 93% · Blue 62%
Cyan 0% · Magenta 0% · Yellow 33% · Key 7%
CMYK values are unprofiled approximations for screen reference — not a print-proofing guarantee.
Previews
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CSS code for #EDED9F
.text { color: #EDED9F; }
.background { background-color: #EDED9F; }
.border { border: 3px solid #EDED9F; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(237, 237, 159); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(60, 68%, 78%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #EDED9F; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(237, 237, 159, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #EDED9F; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(237, 237, 159, 0.8); }
HTML: <p style="color:#EDED9F">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#EDED9F">Div content here</div>
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Color harmonies
Complementary — #A1A1ED:
Analogous:
Triadic:
Contrast & accessibility
| Against white text | 1.22:1 Fails |
|---|---|
| Against black text | 17.22:1 AAA |
Best text color on #EDED9F: #000000.
Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #EDED9F
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 #EDED9F: ·
How #EDED9F 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 #EDED9F 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 #EDED9F?
#EDED9F is Light Yellow, a yellow color (RGB 237, 237, 159). Its closest standard named color is PaleGoldenRod.
What is the RGB and HSL of #EDED9F?
#EDED9F is RGB 237, 237, 159 — HSL 60°, 68%, 78% — CMYK 0%, 0%, 33%, 7%.
What colors go with #EDED9F?
Its complement is #A1A1ED; analogous partners are #EDC7A1 and #C7EDA1. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.
Can I use #EDED9F for text?
Black text on #EDED9F has a contrast ratio of 17.22:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.22:1.