Palettes / Colors / #EDEDBB

#EDEDBB — Pale Yellow

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

#EDEDBB 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 #BBBBED; it also sits naturally between #EDD4BB and #D4EDBB. 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 21% · Key 7%

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

Previews

CSS code for #EDEDBB

.text { color: #EDEDBB; }
.background { background-color: #EDEDBB; }
.border { border: 3px solid #EDEDBB; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(237, 237, 187); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(60, 58%, 83%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #EDEDBB; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(237, 237, 187, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #EDEDBB; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(237, 237, 187, 0.8); }

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

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #BBBBED:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #EDEDBB: #000000.

How #EDEDBB 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 #EDEDBB 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

← #EDEDBA  ·  #EDEDBC →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #EDEDBB?

#EDEDBB is Pale Yellow, a yellow color (RGB 237, 237, 187). Its closest standard named color is PaleGoldenRod.

What is the RGB and HSL of #EDEDBB?

#EDEDBB is RGB 237, 237, 187 — HSL 60°, 58%, 83% — CMYK 0%, 0%, 21%, 7%.

What colors go with #EDEDBB?

Its complement is #BBBBED; analogous partners are #EDD4BB and #D4EDBB. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #EDEDBB for text?

Black text on #EDEDBB has a contrast ratio of 17.43:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.20:1.