Palettes / Colors / #EDEFAF
#EDEFAF — Light Yellow
#EDEFAF is a yellow color we call Light 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 #EDEFAF 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.
#EDEFAF 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 #B0AEEF; it also sits naturally between #EFD1AE and #CCEFAE. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.
Color values
| HEX | #EDEFAF |
|---|---|
| RGB | 237, 239, 175 |
| HSL | 62°, 67%, 81% |
| HSV | 62°, 27%, 94% |
| CMYK | 1%, 0%, 27%, 6% |
| XYZ | 73.53, 82.83, 52.67 |
| Yxy | 82.83, 0.3518, 0.3963 |
| CIE-Lab | 92.94, -10.58, 30.83 |
| Hunter Lab | 91.01, -10.36, 25.38 |
RGB & CMYK percentages
Red 93% · Green 94% · Blue 69%
Cyan 1% · Magenta 0% · Yellow 27% · Key 6%
CMYK values are unprofiled approximations for screen reference — not a print-proofing guarantee.
Previews
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CSS code for #EDEFAF
.text { color: #EDEFAF; }
.background { background-color: #EDEFAF; }
.border { border: 3px solid #EDEFAF; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(237, 239, 175); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(62, 67%, 81%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #EDEFAF; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(237, 239, 175, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #EDEFAF; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(237, 239, 175, 0.8); }
HTML: <p style="color:#EDEFAF">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#EDEFAF">Div content here</div>
Shades of #EDEFAF
Tints of #EDEFAF
Tones of #EDEFAF
Color harmonies
Complementary — #B0AEEF:
Analogous:
Triadic:
Contrast & accessibility
| Against white text | 1.20:1 Fails |
|---|---|
| Against black text | 17.57:1 AAA |
Best text color on #EDEFAF: #000000.
Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #EDEFAF
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 #EDEFAF: ·
How #EDEFAF 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 #EDEFAF 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 #EDEFAF?
#EDEFAF is Light Yellow, a yellow color (RGB 237, 239, 175). Its closest standard named color is PaleGoldenRod.
What is the RGB and HSL of #EDEFAF?
#EDEFAF is RGB 237, 239, 175 — HSL 62°, 67%, 81% — CMYK 1%, 0%, 27%, 6%.
What colors go with #EDEFAF?
Its complement is #B0AEEF; analogous partners are #EFD1AE and #CCEFAE. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.
Can I use #EDEFAF for text?
Black text on #EDEFAF has a contrast ratio of 17.57:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.20:1.