Palettes / Colors / #E5C8BD

#E5C8BD — Pale Muted Brown

#E5C8BD is a brown color we call Pale Muted Brown, closest to the named color Wheat (#F5DEB3). It belongs to the brown family.

#E5C8BD 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 #BDDAE5; it also sits naturally between #E5BDC7 and #E5DCBD. 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 90% · Green 78% · Blue 74%

Cyan 0% · Magenta 13% · Yellow 17% · Key 10%

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

Previews

CSS code for #E5C8BD

.text { color: #E5C8BD; }
.background { background-color: #E5C8BD; }
.border { border: 3px solid #E5C8BD; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(229, 200, 189); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(16, 43%, 82%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #E5C8BD; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(229, 200, 189, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #E5C8BD; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(229, 200, 189, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#E5C8BD">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#E5C8BD">Div content here</div>

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #BDDAE5:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #E5C8BD: #000000.

How #E5C8BD 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 #E5C8BD 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

← #E5C8BC  ·  #E5C8BE →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #E5C8BD?

#E5C8BD is Pale Muted Brown, a brown color (RGB 229, 200, 189). Its closest standard named color is Wheat.

What is the RGB and HSL of #E5C8BD?

#E5C8BD is RGB 229, 200, 189 — HSL 16°, 43%, 82% — CMYK 0%, 13%, 17%, 10%.

What colors go with #E5C8BD?

Its complement is #BDDAE5; analogous partners are #E5BDC7 and #E5DCBD. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #E5C8BD for text?

Black text on #E5C8BD has a contrast ratio of 13.33:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.58:1.