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#EAD2CC — Pale Muted Brown

#EAD2CC 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 #EAD2CC 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.

#EAD2CC 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 #CCE4EA; it also sits naturally between #EACCD5 and #EAE1CC. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.

#EAD2CC · RGB 234, 210, 204

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Color values

HEX#EAD2CC
RGB234, 210, 204
HSL12°, 42%, 86%
HSV12°, 13%, 92%
CMYK0%, 10%, 13%, 8%
XYZ67.88, 67.95, 66.66
Yxy67.95, 0.3352, 0.3356
CIE-Lab85.98, 7.36, 6.00
Hunter Lab82.43, 7.25, 5.47

RGB & CMYK percentages

Red 92% · Green 82% · Blue 80%

Cyan 0% · Magenta 10% · Yellow 13% · Key 8%

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

Previews

Sample text in #EAD2CC on black
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit.
Sample text in #EAD2CC on white
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit.

CSS code for #EAD2CC

.text { color: #EAD2CC; }
.background { background-color: #EAD2CC; }
.border { border: 3px solid #EAD2CC; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(234, 210, 204); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(12, 42%, 86%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #EAD2CC; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(234, 210, 204, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #EAD2CC; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(234, 210, 204, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#EAD2CC">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#EAD2CC">Div content here</div>

Shades of #EAD2CC

#DEB9AF#D39F92#C58272#B96955#A35643#864737#69372B#48261E#2B1712#0E0806

Tints of #EAD2CC

#ECD5D0#EDD9D4#EFDCD7#F0DFDB#F2E2DE#F3E5E2#F5E9E6#F6ECE9#F8EFED#F9F2F1

Tones of #EAD2CC

#E8D4CE#E6D5D1#E4D6D3#E2D7D5#E0D9D7#DDDAD9

Color harmonies

Complementary — #CCE4EA:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Against white text1.44:1 Fails
Against black text14.59:1 AAA

Best text color on #EAD2CC: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #EAD2CC

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:

100%
Sample heading text
Smaller body text shows the effect best.

Blended color: · Contrast against #EAD2CC: ·

How #EAD2CC looks with color blindness

Simulated with standard Machado color-vision-deficiency matrices — useful when this color carries meaning in charts, maps or interfaces:

Protanopia · #E0DFCDDeuteranopia · #E1E3CETritanopia · #E9CFCF

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:

Bootstrap light · #F8F9FAMaterial Grey 500 · #9E9E9ETailwind fuchsia 500 · #D946EF

Palettes with a similar color

These palettes use a close neighbour of #EAD2CC rather than the exact color:

Serene Tempest
#EBCECB · #B14239 · #89362F · #4E201D
Tranquil Lagoon
#266781 · #6ED0D4 · #C6653E · #E9D4C6
Palette E7cccc
#E7CCCC · #EDE8DC · #A5B68D · #C1CFA1
Palette 9e9d89
#9E9D89 · #E4D3CF · #E2BCB7 · #B67162
Gentle Harbor
#EDD8CF · #C48B73 · #9E5D43 · #6E3E2B
Palette 452829
#452829 · #57595B · #E8D1C5 · #F3E8DF

Similar colors

The closest colors that actually appear in our palette collection — click any to open its page:

#EBCECB#E9D4C6#E7CCCC#E4D3CF#EDD8CF#E8D1C5#F1D3CE#E4D0D0#EFCEC8#E7D3D3#E7CBCB#E7D4D3

Browse neighbouring colors

← #EAD2CB  ·  #EAD2CD →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #EAD2CC?

#EAD2CC is Pale Muted Brown, a brown color (RGB 234, 210, 204). Its closest standard named color is Gainsboro.

What is the RGB and HSL of #EAD2CC?

#EAD2CC is RGB 234, 210, 204 — HSL 12°, 42%, 86% — CMYK 0%, 10%, 13%, 8%.

What colors go with #EAD2CC?

Its complement is #CCE4EA; analogous partners are #EACCD5 and #EAE1CC. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #EAD2CC for text?

Black text on #EAD2CC has a contrast ratio of 14.59:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.44:1.