Palettes / Colors / #E2CEBD

#E2CEBD — Light Muted Brown

#E2CEBD is a brown color we call Light Muted Brown, closest to the named color Wheat (#F5DEB3). It belongs to the brown family.

Color name

Closest CSS keyword: wheat (#F5DEB3) — not an exact match. CSS wheat gives you #F5DEB3, a different color; use #E2CEBD when you need this exact shade.

Sources: common names follow widely used color-name references; CSS keywords and their hex values follow the CSS Color specification.

#E2CEBD 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 #BCD0E1; it also sits naturally between #E1BCBD and #E1E0BC. 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 81% · Blue 74%

Cyan 0% · Magenta 9% · Yellow 16% · Key 11%

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

Previews

CSS code for #E2CEBD

.text { color: #E2CEBD; }
.background { background-color: #E2CEBD; }
.border { border: 3px solid #E2CEBD; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(226, 206, 189); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(28, 39%, 81%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #E2CEBD; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(226, 206, 189, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #E2CEBD; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(226, 206, 189, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#E2CEBD">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#E2CEBD">Div content here</div>

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #BCD0E1:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #E2CEBD: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #E2CEBD

Text set with opacity blends into the background, so its real contrast is lower than the solid ratios above. Choose a text color and an opacity to see the blended color and its true ratio:

How #E2CEBD 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 #E2CEBD 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

← #E2CEBC  ·  #E2CEBE →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #E2CEBD?

#E2CEBD is Light Muted Brown, a brown color (RGB 226, 206, 189). Its closest standard named color is Wheat.

What is the RGB and HSL of #E2CEBD?

#E2CEBD is RGB 226, 206, 189 — HSL 28°, 39%, 81% — CMYK 0%, 9%, 16%, 11%.

What colors go with #E2CEBD?

Its complement is #BCD0E1; analogous partners are #E1BCBD and #E1E0BC. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #E2CEBD for text?

Black text on #E2CEBD has a contrast ratio of 13.80:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.52:1.