Palettes / Colors / #EDEFBE

#EDEFBE — Pale Yellow

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

#EDEFBE 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 #BFBEEF; it also sits naturally between #EFD8BE and #D5EFBE. 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 75%

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 #EDEFBE

.text { color: #EDEFBE; }
.background { background-color: #EDEFBE; }
.border { border: 3px solid #EDEFBE; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(237, 239, 190); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(62, 60%, 84%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #EDEFBE; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(237, 239, 190, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #EDEFBE; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(237, 239, 190, 0.8); }

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

Shades of #EDEFBE

Tints of #EDEFBE

Tones of #EDEFBE

Color harmonies

Complementary — #BFBEEF:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #EDEFBE: #000000.

How #EDEFBE 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 #EDEFBE 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 #EDEFBE?

#EDEFBE is Pale Yellow, a yellow color (RGB 237, 239, 190). Its closest standard named color is PaleGoldenRod.

What is the RGB and HSL of #EDEFBE?

#EDEFBE is RGB 237, 239, 190 — HSL 62°, 60%, 84% — CMYK 1%, 0%, 21%, 6%.

What colors go with #EDEFBE?

Its complement is #BFBEEF; analogous partners are #EFD8BE and #D5EFBE. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #EDEFBE for text?

Black text on #EDEFBE has a contrast ratio of 17.69:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.19:1.