Palettes / Colors / #E7CCBC

#E7CCBC — Pale Muted Brown

#E7CCBC 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 #E7CCBC 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.

#E7CCBC 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 #BCD7E7; it also sits naturally between #E7BCC1 and #E7E1BC. 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 74%

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 #E7CCBC

.text { color: #E7CCBC; }
.background { background-color: #E7CCBC; }
.border { border: 3px solid #E7CCBC; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(231, 204, 188); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(22, 47%, 82%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #E7CCBC; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(231, 204, 188, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #E7CCBC; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(231, 204, 188, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#E7CCBC">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#E7CCBC">Div content here</div>

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #BCD7E7:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #E7CCBC: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #E7CCBC

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 #E7CCBC 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 #E7CCBC 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 #E7CCBC?

#E7CCBC is Pale Muted Brown, a brown color (RGB 231, 204, 188). Its closest standard named color is Wheat.

What is the RGB and HSL of #E7CCBC?

#E7CCBC is RGB 231, 204, 188 — HSL 22°, 47%, 82% — CMYK 0%, 12%, 19%, 9%.

What colors go with #E7CCBC?

Its complement is #BCD7E7; analogous partners are #E7BCC1 and #E7E1BC. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #E7CCBC for text?

Black text on #E7CCBC has a contrast ratio of 13.76:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.53:1.