Palettes / Colors / #E2CDC6

#E2CDC6 — Pale Muted Brown

#E2CDC6 is a brown color we call Pale Muted Brown, closest to the named color Thistle (#D8BFD8). It belongs to the brown family.

#E2CDC6 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 #C5DBE2; it also sits naturally between #E2C5CC and #E2DBC5. 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 80% · Blue 78%

Cyan 0% · Magenta 9% · Yellow 12% · Key 11%

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

Previews

CSS code for #E2CDC6

.text { color: #E2CDC6; }
.background { background-color: #E2CDC6; }
.border { border: 3px solid #E2CDC6; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(226, 205, 198); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(15, 33%, 83%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #E2CDC6; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(226, 205, 198, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #E2CDC6; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(226, 205, 198, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#E2CDC6">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#E2CDC6">Div content here</div>

Shades of #E2CDC6

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #C5DBE2:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #E2CDC6: #000000.

How #E2CDC6 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 #E2CDC6 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

← #E2CDC5  ·  #E2CDC7 →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #E2CDC6?

#E2CDC6 is Pale Muted Brown, a brown color (RGB 226, 205, 198). Its closest standard named color is Thistle.

What is the RGB and HSL of #E2CDC6?

#E2CDC6 is RGB 226, 205, 198 — HSL 15°, 33%, 83% — CMYK 0%, 9%, 12%, 11%.

What colors go with #E2CDC6?

Its complement is #C5DBE2; analogous partners are #E2C5CC and #E2DBC5. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #E2CDC6 for text?

Black text on #E2CDC6 has a contrast ratio of 13.78:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.52:1.