Palettes / Colors / #EDEDB9

#EDEDB9 — Pale Yellow

#EDEDB9 is a yellow color we call Pale Yellow, closest to the named color PaleGoldenRod (#EEE8AA). It belongs to the yellow family.

#EDEDB9 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 #BABAED; it also sits naturally between #EDD4BA and #D4EDBA. 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 73%

Cyan 0% · Magenta 0% · Yellow 22% · Key 7%

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

Previews

CSS code for #EDEDB9

.text { color: #EDEDB9; }
.background { background-color: #EDEDB9; }
.border { border: 3px solid #EDEDB9; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(237, 237, 185); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(60, 59%, 83%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #EDEDB9; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(237, 237, 185, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #EDEDB9; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(237, 237, 185, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#EDEDB9">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#EDEDB9">Div content here</div>

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #BABAED:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #EDEDB9: #000000.

How #EDEDB9 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 #EDEDB9 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

← #EDEDB8  ·  #EDEDBA →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #EDEDB9?

#EDEDB9 is Pale Yellow, a yellow color (RGB 237, 237, 185). Its closest standard named color is PaleGoldenRod.

What is the RGB and HSL of #EDEDB9?

#EDEDB9 is RGB 237, 237, 185 — HSL 60°, 59%, 83% — CMYK 0%, 0%, 22%, 7%.

What colors go with #EDEDB9?

Its complement is #BABAED; analogous partners are #EDD4BA and #D4EDBA. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #EDEDB9 for text?

Black text on #EDEDB9 has a contrast ratio of 17.42:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.21:1.