Palettes / Colors / #E2C8BB

#E2C8BB — Light Muted Brown

#E2C8BB is a brown color we call Light Muted Brown, closest to the named color Wheat (#F5DEB3). It belongs to the brown family.

#E2C8BB 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 #BBD5E2; it also sits naturally between #E2BBC2 and #E2DBBB. 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 89% · Green 78% · Blue 73%

Cyan 0% · Magenta 12% · Yellow 17% · Key 11%

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

Previews

CSS code for #E2C8BB

.text { color: #E2C8BB; }
.background { background-color: #E2C8BB; }
.border { border: 3px solid #E2C8BB; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(226, 200, 187); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(20, 40%, 81%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #E2C8BB; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(226, 200, 187, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #E2C8BB; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(226, 200, 187, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#E2C8BB">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#E2C8BB">Div content here</div>

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #BBD5E2:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #E2C8BB: #000000.

How #E2C8BB 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 #E2C8BB 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

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Frequently asked questions

What color is #E2C8BB?

#E2C8BB is Light Muted Brown, a brown color (RGB 226, 200, 187). Its closest standard named color is Wheat.

What is the RGB and HSL of #E2C8BB?

#E2C8BB is RGB 226, 200, 187 — HSL 20°, 40%, 81% — CMYK 0%, 12%, 17%, 11%.

What colors go with #E2C8BB?

Its complement is #BBD5E2; analogous partners are #E2BBC2 and #E2DBBB. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #E2C8BB for text?

Black text on #E2C8BB has a contrast ratio of 13.21:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.59:1.