Palettes / Colors / #EDEFBF
#EDEFBF — Pale Yellow
#EDEFBF 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 #EDEFBF 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.
#EDEFBF 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.
Color values
| HEX | #EDEFBF |
|---|---|
| RGB | 237, 239, 191 |
| HSL | 62°, 60%, 84% |
| HSV | 62°, 20%, 94% |
| CMYK | 1%, 0%, 20%, 6% |
| XYZ | 75.20, 83.50, 61.44 |
| Yxy | 83.50, 0.3416, 0.3793 |
| CIE-Lab | 93.23, -8.39, 23.06 |
| Hunter Lab | 91.38, -8.27, 19.86 |
RGB & CMYK percentages
Red 93% · Green 94% · Blue 75%
Cyan 1% · Magenta 0% · Yellow 20% · Key 6%
CMYK values are unprofiled approximations for screen reference — not a print-proofing guarantee.
Previews
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CSS code for #EDEFBF
.text { color: #EDEFBF; }
.background { background-color: #EDEFBF; }
.border { border: 3px solid #EDEFBF; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(237, 239, 191); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(62, 60%, 84%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #EDEFBF; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(237, 239, 191, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #EDEFBF; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(237, 239, 191, 0.8); }
HTML: <p style="color:#EDEFBF">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#EDEFBF">Div content here</div>
Shades of #EDEFBF
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Color harmonies
Complementary — #BFBEEF:
Analogous:
Triadic:
Contrast & accessibility
| Against white text | 1.19:1 Fails |
|---|---|
| Against black text | 17.70:1 AAA |
Best text color on #EDEFBF: #000000.
Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #EDEFBF
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 #EDEFBF: ·
How #EDEFBF 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 #EDEFBF 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 #EDEFBF?
#EDEFBF is Pale Yellow, a yellow color (RGB 237, 239, 191). Its closest standard named color is Bisque.
What is the RGB and HSL of #EDEFBF?
#EDEFBF is RGB 237, 239, 191 — HSL 62°, 60%, 84% — CMYK 1%, 0%, 20%, 6%.
What colors go with #EDEFBF?
Its complement is #BFBEEF; analogous partners are #EFD8BE and #D5EFBE. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.
Can I use #EDEFBF for text?
Black text on #EDEFBF has a contrast ratio of 17.70:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.19:1.