Palettes / Colors / #EAC8BB

#EAC8BB — Pale Muted Brown

#EAC8BB is a brown color we call Pale Muted Brown, closest to the named color Wheat (#F5DEB3). It belongs to the brown family.

#EAC8BB 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 #BDDEEB; it also sits naturally between #EBBDC7 and #EBE1BD. 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 92% · Green 78% · Blue 73%

Cyan 0% · Magenta 15% · Yellow 20% · Key 8%

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

Previews

CSS code for #EAC8BB

.text { color: #EAC8BB; }
.background { background-color: #EAC8BB; }
.border { border: 3px solid #EAC8BB; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(234, 200, 187); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(17, 53%, 83%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #EAC8BB; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(234, 200, 187, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #EAC8BB; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(234, 200, 187, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#EAC8BB">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#EAC8BB">Div content here</div>

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #BDDEEB:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #EAC8BB: #000000.

How #EAC8BB 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 #EAC8BB 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 #EAC8BB?

#EAC8BB is Pale Muted Brown, a brown color (RGB 234, 200, 187). Its closest standard named color is Wheat.

What is the RGB and HSL of #EAC8BB?

#EAC8BB is RGB 234, 200, 187 — HSL 17°, 53%, 83% — CMYK 0%, 15%, 20%, 8%.

What colors go with #EAC8BB?

Its complement is #BDDEEB; analogous partners are #EBBDC7 and #EBE1BD. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #EAC8BB for text?

Black text on #EAC8BB has a contrast ratio of 13.48:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.56:1.