Palettes / Colors / #EDEFD1

#EDEFD1 — Pale Muted Yellow

#EDEFD1 is a yellow color we call Pale Muted Yellow, closest to the named color Beige (#F5F5DC). It belongs to the yellow family.

#EDEFD1 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 #D4D2EF; it also sits naturally between #EFE2D2 and #DEEFD2. 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 82%

Cyan 1% · Magenta 0% · Yellow 13% · Key 6%

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

Previews

CSS code for #EDEFD1

.text { color: #EDEFD1; }
.background { background-color: #EDEFD1; }
.border { border: 3px solid #EDEFD1; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(237, 239, 209); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(64, 48%, 88%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #EDEFD1; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(237, 239, 209, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #EDEFD1; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(237, 239, 209, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#EDEFD1">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#EDEFD1">Div content here</div>

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #D4D2EF:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #EDEFD1: #000000.

How #EDEFD1 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 #EDEFD1 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

← #EDEFD0  ·  #EDEFD2 →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #EDEFD1?

#EDEFD1 is Pale Muted Yellow, a yellow color (RGB 237, 239, 209). Its closest standard named color is Beige.

What is the RGB and HSL of #EDEFD1?

#EDEFD1 is RGB 237, 239, 209 — HSL 64°, 48%, 88% — CMYK 1%, 0%, 13%, 6%.

What colors go with #EDEFD1?

Its complement is #D4D2EF; analogous partners are #EFE2D2 and #DEEFD2. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #EDEFD1 for text?

Black text on #EDEFD1 has a contrast ratio of 17.87:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.18:1.