Palettes / Colors / #EDEFDF
#EDEFDF — Pale Muted Yellow
#EDEFDF is a yellow color we call Pale Muted Yellow, closest to the named color Beige (#F5F5DC). It belongs to the yellow family.
Color name
Closest CSS keyword: beige (#F5F5DC) — not an exact match. CSS beige gives you #F5F5DC, a different color; use #EDEFDF 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.
#EDEFDF 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 #E2E0F0; it also sits naturally between #F0EAE0 and #E6F0E0. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.
Color values
| HEX | #EDEFDF |
|---|---|
| RGB | 237, 239, 223 |
| HSL | 67°, 33%, 91% |
| HSV | 67°, 7%, 94% |
| CMYK | 1%, 0%, 7%, 6% |
| XYZ | 79.11, 85.07, 82.06 |
| Yxy | 85.07, 0.3213, 0.3455 |
| CIE-Lab | 93.91, -3.43, 7.49 |
| Hunter Lab | 92.23, -3.42, 7.05 |
RGB & CMYK percentages
Red 93% · Green 94% · Blue 87%
Cyan 1% · Magenta 0% · Yellow 7% · Key 6%
CMYK values are unprofiled approximations for screen reference — not a print-proofing guarantee.
Previews
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CSS code for #EDEFDF
.text { color: #EDEFDF; }
.background { background-color: #EDEFDF; }
.border { border: 3px solid #EDEFDF; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(237, 239, 223); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(67, 33%, 91%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #EDEFDF; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(237, 239, 223, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #EDEFDF; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(237, 239, 223, 0.8); }
HTML: <p style="color:#EDEFDF">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#EDEFDF">Div content here</div>
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Color harmonies
Complementary — #E2E0F0:
Analogous:
Triadic:
Contrast & accessibility
| Against white text | 1.17:1 Fails |
|---|---|
| Against black text | 18.01:1 AAA |
Best text color on #EDEFDF: #000000.
Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #EDEFDF
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 #EDEFDF: ·
How #EDEFDF 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 #EDEFDF 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 #EDEFDF?
#EDEFDF is Pale Muted Yellow, a yellow color (RGB 237, 239, 223). Its closest standard named color is Beige.
What is the RGB and HSL of #EDEFDF?
#EDEFDF is RGB 237, 239, 223 — HSL 67°, 33%, 91% — CMYK 1%, 0%, 7%, 6%.
What colors go with #EDEFDF?
Its complement is #E2E0F0; analogous partners are #F0EAE0 and #E6F0E0. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.
Can I use #EDEFDF for text?
Black text on #EDEFDF has a contrast ratio of 18.01:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.17:1.