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#EADBBA — Pale Muted Brown

#EADBBA 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 #EADBBA 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.

#EADBBA 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 #B9C8E9; it also sits naturally between #E9C2B9 and #E1E9B9. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.

#EADBBA · RGB 234, 219, 186

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Color values

HEX#EADBBA
RGB234, 219, 186
HSL41°, 53%, 82%
HSV41°, 21%, 92%
CMYK0%, 6%, 21%, 8%
XYZ68.13, 71.70, 56.70
Yxy71.70, 0.3466, 0.3648
CIE-Lab87.82, -0.05, 18.10
Hunter Lab84.68, -0.05, 15.54

RGB & CMYK percentages

Red 92% · Green 86% · Blue 73%

Cyan 0% · Magenta 6% · Yellow 21% · Key 8%

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

Previews

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

CSS code for #EADBBA

.text { color: #EADBBA; }
.background { background-color: #EADBBA; }
.border { border: 3px solid #EADBBA; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(234, 219, 186); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(41, 53%, 82%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #EADBBA; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(234, 219, 186, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #EADBBA; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(234, 219, 186, 0.8); }

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

Shades of #EADBBA

#E0CA9A#D6B97A#CEAB5F#C49A40#A88334#896B2A#695220#4E3D18#2F250E#100C05

Tints of #EADBBA

#EBDCBD#EDE0C4#EEE2C8#F1E6D0#F2E8D4#F3EAD8#F5EFE0#F7F1E4#F9F5EB#FAF7EF

Tones of #EADBBA

#E6D9BC#E3D7C0#DFD6C3#DCD5C7#D8D4CA#D5D2CD

Color harmonies

Complementary — #B9C8E9:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Against white text1.37:1 Fails
Against black text15.34:1 AAA

Best text color on #EADBBA: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #EADBBA

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 #EADBBA: ·

How #EADBBA looks with color blindness

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

Protanopia · #E4E3C2Deuteranopia · #E4E6C4Tritanopia · #E9C8CA

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 · #9E9E9EMaterial Yellow 500 · #FFEB3B

Palettes with a similar color

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

Royal Ruby Terrace
#CDD3EC · #E0AEEF · #F2D5DC · #ECDDB7
Palette Fff2d8
#FFF2D8 · #EAD7BB · #BCA37F · #113946
Modern Dusk
#EBDEB7 · #D7B85B · #CAA63A · #A78725
Palette 99bbad
#99BBAD · #EBD8B7 · #C6A9A3 · #9A8194
Crimson Ruby Saffron
#1E429B · #3F63D9 · #DCB34C · #ECD7B9
Palette 5e0006
#5E0006 · #9B0F06 · #D53E0F · #EED9B9

Similar colors

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

#ECDDB7#EAD7BB#EBDEB7#EBD8B7#ECD7B9#EED9B9#E5D9BB#ECDCBF#EAD7B6#EFD9BD#EBD9B4#E8DDB4

Browse neighbouring colors

← #EADBB9  ·  #EADBBB →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #EADBBA?

#EADBBA is Pale Muted Brown, a brown color (RGB 234, 219, 186). Its closest standard named color is Wheat.

What is the RGB and HSL of #EADBBA?

#EADBBA is RGB 234, 219, 186 — HSL 41°, 53%, 82% — CMYK 0%, 6%, 21%, 8%.

What colors go with #EADBBA?

Its complement is #B9C8E9; analogous partners are #E9C2B9 and #E1E9B9. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #EADBBA for text?

Black text on #EADBBA has a contrast ratio of 15.34:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.37:1.