Palettes / Colors / #E8DBCE

#E8DBCE — Pale Muted Brown

#E8DBCE is a brown color we call Pale Muted Brown, closest to the named color Gainsboro (#DCDCDC). It belongs to the brown family.

Color name

Closest CSS keyword: gainsboro (#DCDCDC) — not an exact match. CSS gainsboro gives you #DCDCDC, a different color; use #E8DBCE 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.

#E8DBCE 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 #CEDBE8; it also sits naturally between #E8CECE and #E8E8CE. 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 86% · Blue 81%

Cyan 0% · Magenta 6% · Yellow 11% · Key 9%

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

Previews

CSS code for #E8DBCE

.text { color: #E8DBCE; }
.background { background-color: #E8DBCE; }
.border { border: 3px solid #E8DBCE; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(232, 219, 206); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(30, 36%, 86%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #E8DBCE; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(232, 219, 206, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #E8DBCE; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(232, 219, 206, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#E8DBCE">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#E8DBCE">Div content here</div>

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #CEDBE8:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #E8DBCE: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #E8DBCE

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 #E8DBCE 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 #E8DBCE 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

← #E8DBCD  ·  #E8DBCF →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #E8DBCE?

#E8DBCE is Pale Muted Brown, a brown color (RGB 232, 219, 206). Its closest standard named color is Gainsboro.

What is the RGB and HSL of #E8DBCE?

#E8DBCE is RGB 232, 219, 206 — HSL 30°, 36%, 86% — CMYK 0%, 6%, 11%, 9%.

What colors go with #E8DBCE?

Its complement is #CEDBE8; analogous partners are #E8CECE and #E8E8CE. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #E8DBCE for text?

Black text on #E8DBCE has a contrast ratio of 15.46:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.36:1.