Palettes / Colors / #EACEBB
#EACEBB — Pale Muted Brown
#EACEBB 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 #EACEBB 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.
#EACEBB 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 #BDD8EB; it also sits naturally between #EBBDC1 and #EBE6BD. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.
Color values
| HEX | #EACEBB |
|---|---|
| RGB | 234, 206, 187 |
| HSL | 24°, 53%, 83% |
| HSV | 24°, 20%, 92% |
| CMYK | 0%, 12%, 20%, 8% |
| XYZ | 64.97, 65.22, 56.18 |
| Yxy | 65.22, 0.3486, 0.3500 |
| CIE-Lab | 84.60, 6.84, 13.03 |
| Hunter Lab | 80.76, 6.69, 11.31 |
RGB & CMYK percentages
Red 92% · Green 81% · Blue 73%
Cyan 0% · Magenta 12% · Yellow 20% · Key 8%
CMYK values are unprofiled approximations for screen reference — not a print-proofing guarantee.
Previews
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CSS code for #EACEBB
.text { color: #EACEBB; }
.background { background-color: #EACEBB; }
.border { border: 3px solid #EACEBB; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(234, 206, 187); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(24, 53%, 83%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #EACEBB; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(234, 206, 187, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #EACEBB; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(234, 206, 187, 0.8); }
HTML: <p style="color:#EACEBB">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#EACEBB">Div content here</div>
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Color harmonies
Complementary — #BDD8EB:
Analogous:
Triadic:
Contrast & accessibility
| Against white text | 1.50:1 Fails |
|---|---|
| Against black text | 14.04:1 AAA |
Best text color on #EACEBB: #000000.
Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #EACEBB
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:
Smaller body text shows the effect best.
Blended color: · Contrast against #EACEBB: ·
How #EACEBB 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 #EACEBB rather than the exact color:
Similar colors
The closest colors that actually appear in our palette collection — click any to open its page:
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Frequently asked questions
What color is #EACEBB?
#EACEBB is Pale Muted Brown, a brown color (RGB 234, 206, 187). Its closest standard named color is Wheat.
What is the RGB and HSL of #EACEBB?
#EACEBB is RGB 234, 206, 187 — HSL 24°, 53%, 83% — CMYK 0%, 12%, 20%, 8%.
What colors go with #EACEBB?
Its complement is #BDD8EB; analogous partners are #EBBDC1 and #EBE6BD. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.
Can I use #EACEBB for text?
Black text on #EACEBB has a contrast ratio of 14.04:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.50:1.