Palettes / Colors / #E7CCBB

#E7CCBB — Pale Muted Brown

#E7CCBB is a brown color we call Pale 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 #E7CCBB 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.

#E7CCBB 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 #BBD6E7; it also sits naturally between #E7BBC0 and #E7E2BB. 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 91% · Green 80% · Blue 73%

Cyan 0% · Magenta 12% · Yellow 19% · Key 9%

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

Previews

CSS code for #E7CCBB

.text { color: #E7CCBB; }
.background { background-color: #E7CCBB; }
.border { border: 3px solid #E7CCBB; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(231, 204, 187); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(23, 48%, 82%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #E7CCBB; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(231, 204, 187, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #E7CCBB; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(231, 204, 187, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#E7CCBB">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#E7CCBB">Div content here</div>

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #BBD6E7:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #E7CCBB: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #E7CCBB

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 #E7CCBB 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 #E7CCBB 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 #E7CCBB?

#E7CCBB is Pale Muted Brown, a brown color (RGB 231, 204, 187). Its closest standard named color is Wheat.

What is the RGB and HSL of #E7CCBB?

#E7CCBB is RGB 231, 204, 187 — HSL 23°, 48%, 82% — CMYK 0%, 12%, 19%, 9%.

What colors go with #E7CCBB?

Its complement is #BBD6E7; analogous partners are #E7BBC0 and #E7E2BB. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #E7CCBB for text?

Black text on #E7CCBB has a contrast ratio of 13.75:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.53:1.