Palettes / Colors / #EDEFBD

#EDEFBD — Pale Yellow

#EDEFBD is a yellow color we call Pale Yellow, closest to the named color PaleGoldenRod (#EEE8AA). It belongs to the yellow family.

#EDEFBD 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 #BFBDEF; it also sits naturally between #EFD8BD and #D5EFBD. 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 94% · Blue 74%

Cyan 1% · Magenta 0% · Yellow 21% · Key 6%

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

Previews

CSS code for #EDEFBD

.text { color: #EDEFBD; }
.background { background-color: #EDEFBD; }
.border { border: 3px solid #EDEFBD; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(237, 239, 189); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(62, 61%, 84%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #EDEFBD; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(237, 239, 189, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #EDEFBD; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(237, 239, 189, 0.8); }

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

Shades of #EDEFBD

Tints of #EDEFBD

Tones of #EDEFBD

Color harmonies

Complementary — #BFBDEF:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #EDEFBD: #000000.

How #EDEFBD 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 #EDEFBD 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

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Frequently asked questions

What color is #EDEFBD?

#EDEFBD is Pale Yellow, a yellow color (RGB 237, 239, 189). Its closest standard named color is PaleGoldenRod.

What is the RGB and HSL of #EDEFBD?

#EDEFBD is RGB 237, 239, 189 — HSL 62°, 61%, 84% — CMYK 1%, 0%, 21%, 6%.

What colors go with #EDEFBD?

Its complement is #BFBDEF; analogous partners are #EFD8BD and #D5EFBD. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #EDEFBD for text?

Black text on #EDEFBD has a contrast ratio of 17.68:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.19:1.