Palettes / Colors / #EAD4BD
#EAD4BD — Pale Muted Brown
#EAD4BD 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 #EAD4BD 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.
#EAD4BD 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 #BDD3EA; it also sits naturally between #EABEBD and #E9EABD. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.
Color values
| HEX | #EAD4BD |
|---|---|
| RGB | 234, 212, 189 |
| HSL | 31°, 52%, 83% |
| HSV | 31°, 19%, 92% |
| CMYK | 0%, 9%, 19%, 8% |
| XYZ | 66.66, 68.25, 57.80 |
| Yxy | 68.25, 0.3459, 0.3542 |
| CIE-Lab | 86.13, 4.01, 14.15 |
| Hunter Lab | 82.62, 3.92, 12.31 |
RGB & CMYK percentages
Red 92% · Green 83% · Blue 74%
Cyan 0% · Magenta 9% · Yellow 19% · Key 8%
CMYK values are unprofiled approximations for screen reference — not a print-proofing guarantee.
Previews
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CSS code for #EAD4BD
.text { color: #EAD4BD; }
.background { background-color: #EAD4BD; }
.border { border: 3px solid #EAD4BD; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(234, 212, 189); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(31, 52%, 83%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #EAD4BD; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(234, 212, 189, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #EAD4BD; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(234, 212, 189, 0.8); }
HTML: <p style="color:#EAD4BD">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#EAD4BD">Div content here</div>
Shades of #EAD4BD
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Color harmonies
Complementary — #BDD3EA:
Analogous:
Triadic:
Contrast & accessibility
| Against white text | 1.43:1 Fails |
|---|---|
| Against black text | 14.65:1 AAA |
Best text color on #EAD4BD: #000000.
Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #EAD4BD
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 #EAD4BD: ·
How #EAD4BD 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 #EAD4BD 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 #EAD4BD?
#EAD4BD is Pale Muted Brown, a brown color (RGB 234, 212, 189). Its closest standard named color is Wheat.
What is the RGB and HSL of #EAD4BD?
#EAD4BD is RGB 234, 212, 189 — HSL 31°, 52%, 83% — CMYK 0%, 9%, 19%, 8%.
What colors go with #EAD4BD?
Its complement is #BDD3EA; analogous partners are #EABEBD and #E9EABD. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.
Can I use #EAD4BD for text?
Black text on #EAD4BD has a contrast ratio of 14.65:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.43:1.