Palettes / Colors / #EAD8CD
#EAD8CD — Pale Muted Brown
#EAD8CD 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 #EAD8CD 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.
#EAD8CD 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 #CDDFEA; it also sits naturally between #EACDD0 and #EAE7CD. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.
Color values
| HEX | #EAD8CD |
|---|---|
| RGB | 234, 216, 205 |
| HSL | 23°, 41%, 86% |
| HSV | 23°, 12%, 92% |
| CMYK | 0%, 8%, 12%, 8% |
| XYZ | 69.51, 71.01, 67.80 |
| Yxy | 71.01, 0.3337, 0.3409 |
| CIE-Lab | 87.49, 4.39, 7.65 |
| Hunter Lab | 84.27, 4.33, 6.95 |
RGB & CMYK percentages
Red 92% · Green 85% · Blue 80%
Cyan 0% · Magenta 8% · Yellow 12% · Key 8%
CMYK values are unprofiled approximations for screen reference — not a print-proofing guarantee.
Previews
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CSS code for #EAD8CD
.text { color: #EAD8CD; }
.background { background-color: #EAD8CD; }
.border { border: 3px solid #EAD8CD; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(234, 216, 205); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(23, 41%, 86%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #EAD8CD; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(234, 216, 205, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #EAD8CD; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(234, 216, 205, 0.8); }
HTML: <p style="color:#EAD8CD">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#EAD8CD">Div content here</div>
Shades of #EAD8CD
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Color harmonies
Complementary — #CDDFEA:
Analogous:
Triadic:
Contrast & accessibility
| Against white text | 1.38:1 Fails |
|---|---|
| Against black text | 15.20:1 AAA |
Best text color on #EAD8CD: #000000.
Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #EAD8CD
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 #EAD8CD: ·
How #EAD8CD 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 #EAD8CD 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 #EAD8CD?
#EAD8CD is Pale Muted Brown, a brown color (RGB 234, 216, 205). Its closest standard named color is Gainsboro.
What is the RGB and HSL of #EAD8CD?
#EAD8CD is RGB 234, 216, 205 — HSL 23°, 41%, 86% — CMYK 0%, 8%, 12%, 8%.
What colors go with #EAD8CD?
Its complement is #CDDFEA; analogous partners are #EACDD0 and #EAE7CD. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.
Can I use #EAD8CD for text?
Black text on #EAD8CD has a contrast ratio of 15.20:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.38:1.