Palettes / Colors / #EDEDDF

#EDEDDF — Pale Dusty Yellow

#EDEDDF is a yellow color we call Pale Dusty Yellow, closest to the named color Beige (#F5F5DC). It belongs to the yellow family.

#EDEDDF 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 #DEDEED; it also sits naturally between #EDE6DE and #E6EDDE. 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 87%

Cyan 0% · Magenta 0% · Yellow 6% · Key 7%

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

Previews

CSS code for #EDEDDF

.text { color: #EDEDDF; }
.background { background-color: #EDEDDF; }
.border { border: 3px solid #EDEDDF; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(237, 237, 223); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(60, 28%, 90%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #EDEDDF; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(237, 237, 223, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #EDEDDF; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(237, 237, 223, 0.8); }

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

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #DEDEED:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #EDEDDF: #000000.

How #EDEDDF 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 #EDEDDF 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

← #EDEDDE  ·  #EDEDE0 →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #EDEDDF?

#EDEDDF is Pale Dusty Yellow, a yellow color (RGB 237, 237, 223). Its closest standard named color is Beige.

What is the RGB and HSL of #EDEDDF?

#EDEDDF is RGB 237, 237, 223 — HSL 60°, 28%, 90% — CMYK 0%, 0%, 6%, 7%.

What colors go with #EDEDDF?

Its complement is #DEDEED; analogous partners are #EDE6DE and #E6EDDE. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #EDEDDF for text?

Black text on #EDEDDF has a contrast ratio of 17.78:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.18:1.