Palettes / Colors / #EDEECD

#EDEECD — Pale Muted Yellow

#EDEECD is a yellow color we call Pale Muted Yellow, closest to the named color AntiqueWhite (#FAEBD7). It belongs to the yellow family.

#EDEECD 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 #CFCEEE; it also sits naturally between #EEDFCE and #DDEECE. 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 80%

Cyan 0% · Magenta 0% · Yellow 14% · Key 7%

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

Previews

CSS code for #EDEECD

.text { color: #EDEECD; }
.background { background-color: #EDEECD; }
.border { border: 3px solid #EDEECD; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(237, 238, 205); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(62, 49%, 87%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #EDEECD; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(237, 238, 205, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #EDEECD; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(237, 238, 205, 0.8); }

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

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #CFCEEE:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #EDEECD: #000000.

How #EDEECD 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 #EDEECD 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

← #EDEECC  ·  #EDEECE →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #EDEECD?

#EDEECD is Pale Muted Yellow, a yellow color (RGB 237, 238, 205). Its closest standard named color is AntiqueWhite.

What is the RGB and HSL of #EDEECD?

#EDEECD is RGB 237, 238, 205 — HSL 62°, 49%, 87% — CMYK 0%, 0%, 14%, 7%.

What colors go with #EDEECD?

Its complement is #CFCEEE; analogous partners are #EEDFCE and #DDEECE. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #EDEECD for text?

Black text on #EDEECD has a contrast ratio of 17.71:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.19:1.