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#EAD4CC — Pale Muted Brown

#EAD4CC is a brown color we call Pale Muted Brown, closest to the named color Gainsboro (#DCDCDC). It belongs to the brown family.

#EAD4CC 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 #CCE2EA; it also sits naturally between #EACCD3 and #EAE3CC. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.

#EAD4CC · RGB 234, 212, 204

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Color values

HEX#EAD4CC
RGB234, 212, 204
HSL16°, 42%, 86%
HSV16°, 13%, 92%
CMYK0%, 9%, 13%, 8%
XYZ68.37, 68.94, 66.83
Yxy68.94, 0.3349, 0.3377
CIE-Lab86.47, 6.31, 6.71
Hunter Lab83.03, 6.22, 6.11

RGB & CMYK percentages

Red 92% · Green 83% · Blue 80%

Cyan 0% · Magenta 9% · Yellow 13% · Key 8%

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

Previews

Sample text in #EAD4CC on black
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit.
Sample text in #EAD4CC on white
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit.

CSS code for #EAD4CC

.text { color: #EAD4CC; }
.background { background-color: #EAD4CC; }
.border { border: 3px solid #EAD4CC; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(234, 212, 204); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(16, 42%, 86%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #EAD4CC; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(234, 212, 204, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #EAD4CC; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(234, 212, 204, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#EAD4CC">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#EAD4CC">Div content here</div>

Shades of #EAD4CC

#DEBCAF#D3A492#C58872#B97055#A35C43#864C37#693B2B#48291E#2B1912#0E0806

Tints of #EAD4CC

#ECD7D0#EDDAD4#EFDDD7#F0E1DB#F2E4DE#F3E7E2#F5EAE6#F6EDE9#F8F0ED#F9F3F1

Tones of #EAD4CC

#E8D5CE#E6D6D1#E4D7D3#E2D8D5#E0D9D7#DDDAD9

Color harmonies

Complementary — #CCE2EA:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Against white text1.42:1 Fails
Against black text14.79:1 AAA

Best text color on #EAD4CC: #000000.

How #EAD4CC looks with color blindness

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

Protanopia · #E0E0CEDeuteranopia · #E2E3CETritanopia · #E9CFD0

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 #EAD4CC rather than the exact color:

Gentle Harbor
#EDD8CF · #C48B73 · #9E5D43 · #6E3E2B
Tranquil Lagoon
#266781 · #6ED0D4 · #C6653E · #E9D4C6
Serene Tempest
#EBCECB · #B14239 · #89362F · #4E201D
Palette 9e9d89
#9E9D89 · #E4D3CF · #E2BCB7 · #B67162
Palette A8bba3
#A8BBA3 · #F7F4EA · #EBD9D1 · #B87C4C
Palette D1e9f6
#D1E9F6 · #F6EACB · #F1D3CE · #EECAD5

Similar colors

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

#EDD8CF#E9D4C6#EBCECB#E4D3CF#EBD9D1#F1D3CE#E7D4D3#E7D3D3#E8D1C5#EADBC8#EBD4D4#E4D0D0

Browse neighbouring colors

← #EAD4CB  ·  #EAD4CD →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #EAD4CC?

#EAD4CC is Pale Muted Brown, a brown color (RGB 234, 212, 204). Its closest standard named color is Gainsboro.

What is the RGB and HSL of #EAD4CC?

#EAD4CC is RGB 234, 212, 204 — HSL 16°, 42%, 86% — CMYK 0%, 9%, 13%, 8%.

What colors go with #EAD4CC?

Its complement is #CCE2EA; analogous partners are #EACCD3 and #EAE3CC. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #EAD4CC for text?

Black text on #EAD4CC has a contrast ratio of 14.79:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.42:1.