Palettes / Colors / #E1CABC

#E1CABC — Light Muted Brown

#E1CABC is a brown color we call Light Muted Brown, closest to the named color Wheat (#F5DEB3). It belongs to the brown family.

#E1CABC is a warm brown color associated with earthiness, stability and comfort. It is light enough to work as a background or base color, with darker text on top.

Its strongest partner is its complement #BCD3E1; it also sits naturally between #E1BCC0 and #E1DDBC. 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 88% · Green 79% · Blue 74%

Cyan 0% · Magenta 10% · Yellow 16% · Key 12%

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

Previews

CSS code for #E1CABC

.text { color: #E1CABC; }
.background { background-color: #E1CABC; }
.border { border: 3px solid #E1CABC; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(225, 202, 188); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(23, 38%, 81%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #E1CABC; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(225, 202, 188, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #E1CABC; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(225, 202, 188, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#E1CABC">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#E1CABC">Div content here</div>

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #BCD3E1:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #E1CABC: #000000.

How #E1CABC 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 #E1CABC 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

← #E1CABB  ·  #E1CABD →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #E1CABC?

#E1CABC is Light Muted Brown, a brown color (RGB 225, 202, 188). Its closest standard named color is Wheat.

What is the RGB and HSL of #E1CABC?

#E1CABC is RGB 225, 202, 188 — HSL 23°, 38%, 81% — CMYK 0%, 10%, 16%, 12%.

What colors go with #E1CABC?

Its complement is #BCD3E1; analogous partners are #E1BCC0 and #E1DDBC. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #E1CABC for text?

Black text on #E1CABC has a contrast ratio of 13.38:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.57:1.