Palettes / Colors / #EDF2BF

#EDF2BF — Pale Yellow

#EDF2BF is a yellow color we call Pale Yellow, closest to the named color PaleGoldenRod (#EEE8AA). It belongs to the yellow family.

#EDF2BF 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 #C5C0F2; it also sits naturally between #F2DEC0 and #D4F2C0. 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 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

CSS code for #EDF2BF

.text { color: #EDF2BF; }
.background { background-color: #EDF2BF; }
.border { border: 3px solid #EDF2BF; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(237, 242, 191); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(66, 66%, 85%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #EDF2BF; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(237, 242, 191, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #EDF2BF; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(237, 242, 191, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#EDF2BF">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#EDF2BF">Div content here</div>

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #C5C0F2:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #EDF2BF: #000000.

How #EDF2BF 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 #EDF2BF 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

← #EDF2BE  ·  #EDF2C0 →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #EDF2BF?

#EDF2BF is Pale Yellow, a yellow color (RGB 237, 242, 191). Its closest standard named color is PaleGoldenRod.

What is the RGB and HSL of #EDF2BF?

#EDF2BF is RGB 237, 242, 191 — HSL 66°, 66%, 85% — CMYK 2%, 0%, 21%, 5%.

What colors go with #EDF2BF?

Its complement is #C5C0F2; analogous partners are #F2DEC0 and #D4F2C0. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #EDF2BF for text?

Black text on #EDF2BF has a contrast ratio of 18.05:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.16:1.