Palettes / Colors / #EDF0CE

#EDF0CE — Pale Muted Yellow

#EDF0CE is a yellow color we call Pale Muted Yellow, closest to the named color AntiqueWhite (#FAEBD7). It belongs to the yellow family.

#EDF0CE 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 #CFCCEF; it also sits naturally between #EFE1CC and #DBEFCC. 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 81%

Cyan 1% · Magenta 0% · Yellow 14% · Key 6%

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

Previews

CSS code for #EDF0CE

.text { color: #EDF0CE; }
.background { background-color: #EDF0CE; }
.border { border: 3px solid #EDF0CE; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(237, 240, 206); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(65, 53%, 87%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #EDF0CE; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(237, 240, 206, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #EDF0CE; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(237, 240, 206, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#EDF0CE">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#EDF0CE">Div content here</div>

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #CFCCEF:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #EDF0CE: #000000.

How #EDF0CE 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 #EDF0CE 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

← #EDF0CD  ·  #EDF0CF →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #EDF0CE?

#EDF0CE is Pale Muted Yellow, a yellow color (RGB 237, 240, 206). Its closest standard named color is AntiqueWhite.

What is the RGB and HSL of #EDF0CE?

#EDF0CE is RGB 237, 240, 206 — HSL 65°, 53%, 87% — CMYK 1%, 0%, 14%, 6%.

What colors go with #EDF0CE?

Its complement is #CFCCEF; analogous partners are #EFE1CC and #DBEFCC. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #EDF0CE for text?

Black text on #EDF0CE has a contrast ratio of 17.96:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.17:1.