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#EADBC4 — Pale Muted Brown

#EADBC4 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 #EADBC4 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.

#EADBC4 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 #C3D2E9; it also sits naturally between #E9C7C3 and #E6E9C3. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.

#EADBC4 · RGB 234, 219, 196

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Color values

HEX#EADBC4
RGB234, 219, 196
HSL36°, 47%, 84%
HSV36°, 16%, 92%
CMYK0%, 6%, 16%, 8%
XYZ69.23, 72.14, 62.50
Yxy72.14, 0.3396, 0.3539
CIE-Lab88.04, 1.43, 13.16
Hunter Lab84.94, 1.41, 11.63

RGB & CMYK percentages

Red 92% · Green 86% · Blue 77%

Cyan 0% · Magenta 6% · Yellow 16% · Key 8%

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

Previews

Sample text in #EADBC4 on black
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit.
Sample text in #EADBC4 on white
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit.

CSS code for #EADBC4

.text { color: #EADBC4; }
.background { background-color: #EADBC4; }
.border { border: 3px solid #EADBC4; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(234, 219, 196); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(36, 47%, 84%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #EADBC4; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(234, 219, 196, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #EADBC4; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(234, 219, 196, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#EADBC4">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#EADBC4">Div content here</div>

Shades of #EADBC4

#DFC8A5#D4B587#C9A369#BE904B#A57B3B#876431#694E26#4B381B#2D2110#0F0B05

Tints of #EADBC4

#EBDCC7#ECDFCB#EFE3D2#F0E6D6#F1E8DA#F3EADD#F4EDE1#F7F1E9#F8F3EC#FAF6F0

Tones of #EADBC4

#E7D9C6#E4D9C8#E1D8CB#DED8CE#DCD7D1#D9D7D3

Color harmonies

Complementary — #C3D2E9:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Against white text1.36:1 Fails
Against black text15.43:1 AAA

Best text color on #EADBC4: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #EADBC4

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 #EADBC4: ·

How #EADBC4 looks with color blindness

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

Protanopia · #E4E3CADeuteranopia · #E4E6CBTritanopia · #E9CECF

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 #EADBC4 rather than the exact color:

Ruby Dusk
#123F36 · #2A6B5C · #C49A45 · #E8DCC4
Palette F7ecde
#F7ECDE · #E9DAC1 · #9ED2C6 · #54BAB9
Palette Ffeeee
#FFEEEE · #FFF6EA · #F7E9D7 · #EBD8C3
Palette Fbf8f1
#FBF8F1 · #F7ECDE · #E9DAC1 · #54BAB9
Palette 561c24
#561C24 · #6D2932 · #C7B7A3 · #E8D8C4
Palette Bf4646
#BF4646 · #EDDCC6 · #FFF4EA · #7EACB5

Similar colors

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

#E8DCC4#E9DAC1#EBD8C3#E8D8C4#EDDCC6#EADBC8#EDDBC7#E6DDC4#E6DDC6#EAD8C0#EEDCC7#E6D8C3

Browse neighbouring colors

← #EADBC3  ·  #EADBC5 →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #EADBC4?

#EADBC4 is Pale Muted Brown, a brown color (RGB 234, 219, 196). Its closest standard named color is Wheat.

What is the RGB and HSL of #EADBC4?

#EADBC4 is RGB 234, 219, 196 — HSL 36°, 47%, 84% — CMYK 0%, 6%, 16%, 8%.

What colors go with #EADBC4?

Its complement is #C3D2E9; analogous partners are #E9C7C3 and #E6E9C3. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #EADBC4 for text?

Black text on #EADBC4 has a contrast ratio of 15.43:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.36:1.