Palettes / Colors / #EADACD

#EADACD — Pale Muted Brown

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

#EADACD 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 #CDDDEA; it also sits naturally between #EACDCE and #EAE8CD. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.

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Color values

RGB & CMYK percentages

Red 92% · Green 85% · Blue 80%

Cyan 0% · Magenta 7% · Yellow 12% · Key 8%

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

Previews

CSS code for #EADACD

.text { color: #EADACD; }
.background { background-color: #EADACD; }
.border { border: 3px solid #EADACD; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(234, 218, 205); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(27, 41%, 86%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #EADACD; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(234, 218, 205, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #EADACD; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(234, 218, 205, 0.8); }

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

Shades of #EADACD

Tints of #EADACD

Tones of #EADACD

Color harmonies

Complementary — #CDDDEA:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #EADACD: #000000.

How #EADACD 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 #EADACD rather than the exact color:

Similar colors

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

Browse neighbouring colors

← #EADACC  ·  #EADACE →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #EADACD?

#EADACD is Pale Muted Brown, a brown color (RGB 234, 218, 205). Its closest standard named color is Gainsboro.

What is the RGB and HSL of #EADACD?

#EADACD is RGB 234, 218, 205 — HSL 27°, 41%, 86% — CMYK 0%, 7%, 12%, 8%.

What colors go with #EADACD?

Its complement is #CDDDEA; analogous partners are #EACDCE and #EAE8CD. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #EADACD for text?

Black text on #EADACD has a contrast ratio of 15.41:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.36:1.