Palettes / Colors / #EDEDBC
#EDEDBC — Pale Yellow
#EDEDBC is a yellow color we call Pale 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 #EDEDBC 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.
#EDEDBC 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.
Color values
| HEX | #EDEDBC |
|---|---|
| RGB | 237, 237, 188 |
| HSL | 60°, 58%, 83% |
| HSV | 60°, 21%, 93% |
| CMYK | 0%, 0%, 21%, 7% |
| XYZ | 74.29, 82.20, 59.53 |
| Yxy | 82.20, 0.3439, 0.3805 |
| CIE-Lab | 92.66, -7.81, 23.82 |
| Hunter Lab | 90.67, -7.69, 20.36 |
RGB & CMYK percentages
Red 93% · Green 93% · Blue 74%
Cyan 0% · Magenta 0% · Yellow 21% · Key 7%
CMYK values are unprofiled approximations for screen reference — not a print-proofing guarantee.
Previews
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CSS code for #EDEDBC
.text { color: #EDEDBC; }
.background { background-color: #EDEDBC; }
.border { border: 3px solid #EDEDBC; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(237, 237, 188); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(60, 58%, 83%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #EDEDBC; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(237, 237, 188, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #EDEDBC; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(237, 237, 188, 0.8); }
HTML: <p style="color:#EDEDBC">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#EDEDBC">Div content here</div>
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Color harmonies
Complementary — #BBBBED:
Analogous:
Triadic:
Contrast & accessibility
| Against white text | 1.20:1 Fails |
|---|---|
| Against black text | 17.44:1 AAA |
Best text color on #EDEDBC: #000000.
Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #EDEDBC
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 #EDEDBC: ·
How #EDEDBC 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 #EDEDBC 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 #EDEDBC?
#EDEDBC is Pale Yellow, a yellow color (RGB 237, 237, 188). Its closest standard named color is PaleGoldenRod.
What is the RGB and HSL of #EDEDBC?
#EDEDBC is RGB 237, 237, 188 — HSL 60°, 58%, 83% — CMYK 0%, 0%, 21%, 7%.
What colors go with #EDEDBC?
Its complement is #BBBBED; analogous partners are #EDD4BB and #D4EDBB. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.
Can I use #EDEDBC for text?
Black text on #EDEDBC has a contrast ratio of 17.44:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.20:1.