Palettes / Colors / #EDEEBF
#EDEEBF — Pale Yellow
#EDEEBF is a yellow color we call Pale Yellow, closest to the named color Bisque (#FFE4C4). It belongs to the yellow family.
Color name
Closest CSS keyword: bisque (#FFE4C4) — not an exact match. CSS bisque gives you #FFE4C4, a different color; use #EDEEBF 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.
#EDEEBF 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 #BFBFEE; it also sits naturally between #EED7BF and #D5EEBF. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.
Color values
| HEX | #EDEEBF |
|---|---|
| RGB | 237, 238, 191 |
| HSL | 61°, 58%, 84% |
| HSV | 61°, 20%, 93% |
| CMYK | 0%, 0%, 20%, 7% |
| XYZ | 74.90, 82.92, 61.35 |
| Yxy | 82.92, 0.3418, 0.3783 |
| CIE-Lab | 92.98, -7.89, 22.71 |
| Hunter Lab | 91.06, -7.78, 19.56 |
RGB & CMYK percentages
Red 93% · Green 93% · Blue 75%
Cyan 0% · Magenta 0% · Yellow 20% · Key 7%
CMYK values are unprofiled approximations for screen reference — not a print-proofing guarantee.
Previews
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CSS code for #EDEEBF
.text { color: #EDEEBF; }
.background { background-color: #EDEEBF; }
.border { border: 3px solid #EDEEBF; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(237, 238, 191); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(61, 58%, 84%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #EDEEBF; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(237, 238, 191, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #EDEEBF; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(237, 238, 191, 0.8); }
HTML: <p style="color:#EDEEBF">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#EDEEBF">Div content here</div>
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Color harmonies
Complementary — #BFBFEE:
Analogous:
Triadic:
Contrast & accessibility
| Against white text | 1.19:1 Fails |
|---|---|
| Against black text | 17.58:1 AAA |
Best text color on #EDEEBF: #000000.
Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #EDEEBF
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 #EDEEBF: ·
How #EDEEBF 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 #EDEEBF 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 #EDEEBF?
#EDEEBF is Pale Yellow, a yellow color (RGB 237, 238, 191). Its closest standard named color is Bisque.
What is the RGB and HSL of #EDEEBF?
#EDEEBF is RGB 237, 238, 191 — HSL 61°, 58%, 84% — CMYK 0%, 0%, 20%, 7%.
What colors go with #EDEEBF?
Its complement is #BFBFEE; analogous partners are #EED7BF and #D5EEBF. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.
Can I use #EDEEBF for text?
Black text on #EDEEBF has a contrast ratio of 17.58:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.19:1.