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#EDEEA5 Color

#EDEEA5 is rgb(237, 238, 165) in RGB, hsl(61, 68%, 79%) in HSL, and about cmyk(0%, 0%, 31%, 7%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Pale Goldenrod (#EEE8AA), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 5.8. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#EDEEA5
HEX#EDEEA5
RGBrgb(237, 238, 165)
HSLhsl(61, 68%, 79%)
HSVhsv(61, 31%, 93%)
CMYKcmyk(0%, 0%, 31%, 7%)
OKLCHoklch(93.2% 0.093 108.7)
LABlab(92.76% -8.47 35.34)
LCHlch(92.76% 36.34 103.48)

What #EDEEA5 Is Called

Most hex codes have no name: there are 16.7 million of them and a few thousand registered names. These are the named colors nearest to #EDEEA5, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Pale Goldenrod#EEE8AAΔE 5.8Very Pale Yellow#FFFFBFΔE 7.74Green-yellow (Crayola)#F0E891ΔE 8.41Medium Champagne#F3E5ABΔE 8.91Khaki#F0E68CΔE 10.3Medium Spring Bud#C9DC87ΔE 11.95

Browse the full index of named colors A-Z or every yellow in the library.

#EDEEA5 Channel Values

How #EDEEA5 breaks down in each color model. Hue is measured in degrees around the color wheel; saturation, lightness, and the CMYK inks are percentages.

ModelChannelsNotes
RGBR 237 · G 238 · B 1658-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 61° · S 68% · L 79%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 61° · S 31% · V 93%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 0% · M 0% · Y 31% · K 7%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance1.21:1 vs white · 17.37:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #EDEEA5 background. AA requires 4.5:1 for normal text and 3:1 for large text; AAA requires 7:1. Contrast is one check, not a full accessibility review.

Fails AAWhite text1.21:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text17.37:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #EDEEA5 in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #EDEEA5

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #EDEEA5; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#EDEEA5
Complementary
#A6A5EE
Analogous
#EECBA5
Analogous
#C8EEA5
Triadic
#A5EDEE
Triadic
#EEA5ED
Split comp.
#A5C8EE
Split comp.
#CBA5EE

Tints & Shades of #EDEEA5

Lighter tints and darker shades built by moving the lightness channel while holding hue and saturation, which is what you want for hover states, backgrounds, and text variants.

Tints

#EFF0B2
#F1F2BA
#F4F4C7
#F6F7D4
#F9F9E1
#FBFBEA

Shades

#E3E576
#DADD4B
#C7C926
#989A1D
#6A6B14
#3F400C

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #EDEEA5.

How #EDEEA5 Looks with Color Vision Deficiency

Simulated with the Viénot, Brettel & Mollon LMS projection model. Anomalous types are rendered as partial versions of the matching dichromacy, which is an approximation rather than a per-person clinical model.

Typical#EDEEA5
Protanopia#EEEEA5
Protanomaly#EDEEA5
Deuteranopia#EEEEA5
Deuteranomaly#EDEEA5
Tritanopia#F4E6E6
Tritanomaly#F1E9CF
Achromatopsia#E9E9E9

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #EDEEA5 in Code

Copy-ready declarations for the places this color usually ends up.

CSS custom property--color-edeea5: #EDEEA5;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #EDEEA5;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-edeea5': '#EDEEA5' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.929, green: 0.933, blue: 0.647)
Android XML<color name="color_edeea5">#EDEEA5</color>
SVG fillfill="#EDEEA5"

More Yellow Colors

#EDEEA5 sits in the yellow family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

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#EDEEA5 Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #EDEEA5?

#EDEEA5 is a light yellow — rgb(237, 238, 165) in RGB and hsl(61, 68%, 79%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Pale Goldenrod (#EEE8AA), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 5.8.

What is the RGB value of #EDEEA5?

#EDEEA5 is rgb(237, 238, 165) — red 237, green 238, and blue 165 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #EDEEA5?

#EDEEA5 converts to approximately cmyk(0%, 0%, 31%, 7%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #EDEEA5 be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #EDEEA5 scores 1.21:1 against white and 17.37:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #EDEEA5 as a CSS color keyword?

No. #EDEEA5 is not one of the CSS color keywords, so it has to be written as a hex, rgb() or hsl() value. The closest keyword is palegoldenrod (#EEE8AA) at a CIE76 distance of 5.8, which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side.

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Keep exploring: every yellow in the color library, the guide to shades of yellow, or the full color library.