Palettes / Colors / #EDF2BE
#EDF2BE — Pale Yellow
#EDF2BE is a yellow color we call Pale Yellow, closest to the named color PaleGoldenRod (#EEE8AA). It belongs to the yellow family.
Color name
Closest CSS keyword: palegoldenrod (#EEE8AA) — not an exact match. CSS palegoldenrod gives you #EEE8AA, a different color; use #EDF2BE 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.
#EDF2BE 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 #C4BFF2; it also sits naturally between #F2DEBF and #D4F2BF. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.
Color values
| HEX | #EDF2BE |
|---|---|
| RGB | 237, 242, 190 |
| HSL | 66°, 67%, 85% |
| HSV | 66°, 21%, 95% |
| CMYK | 2%, 0%, 21%, 5% |
| XYZ | 75.97, 85.23, 61.16 |
| Yxy | 85.23, 0.3417, 0.3833 |
| CIE-Lab | 93.98, -10.03, 24.60 |
| Hunter Lab | 92.32, -9.89, 21.10 |
RGB & CMYK percentages
Red 93% · Green 95% · Blue 75%
Cyan 2% · Magenta 0% · Yellow 21% · Key 5%
CMYK values are unprofiled approximations for screen reference — not a print-proofing guarantee.
Previews
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CSS code for #EDF2BE
.text { color: #EDF2BE; }
.background { background-color: #EDF2BE; }
.border { border: 3px solid #EDF2BE; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(237, 242, 190); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(66, 67%, 85%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #EDF2BE; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(237, 242, 190, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #EDF2BE; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(237, 242, 190, 0.8); }
HTML: <p style="color:#EDF2BE">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#EDF2BE">Div content here</div>
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Color harmonies
Complementary — #C4BFF2:
Analogous:
Triadic:
Contrast & accessibility
| Against white text | 1.16:1 Fails |
|---|---|
| Against black text | 18.05:1 AAA |
Best text color on #EDF2BE: #000000.
Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #EDF2BE
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 #EDF2BE: ·
How #EDF2BE 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 #EDF2BE 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 #EDF2BE?
#EDF2BE is Pale Yellow, a yellow color (RGB 237, 242, 190). Its closest standard named color is PaleGoldenRod.
What is the RGB and HSL of #EDF2BE?
#EDF2BE is RGB 237, 242, 190 — HSL 66°, 67%, 85% — CMYK 2%, 0%, 21%, 5%.
What colors go with #EDF2BE?
Its complement is #C4BFF2; analogous partners are #F2DEBF and #D4F2BF. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.
Can I use #EDF2BE for text?
Black text on #EDF2BE has a contrast ratio of 18.05:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.16:1.