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#EADBCB — Pale Muted Brown

#EADBCB 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 #EADBCB 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.

#EADBCB 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 #CCDBEA; it also sits naturally between #EACDCC and #EAEACC. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.

#EADBCB · RGB 234, 219, 203

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Color values

HEX#EADBCB
RGB234, 219, 203
HSL31°, 42%, 86%
HSV31°, 13%, 92%
CMYK0%, 6%, 13%, 8%
XYZ70.04, 72.47, 66.80
Yxy72.47, 0.3346, 0.3462
CIE-Lab88.19, 2.52, 9.70
Hunter Lab85.13, 2.48, 8.76

RGB & CMYK percentages

Red 92% · Green 86% · Blue 80%

Cyan 0% · Magenta 6% · Yellow 13% · Key 8%

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

Previews

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

CSS code for #EADBCB

.text { color: #EADBCB; }
.background { background-color: #EADBCB; }
.border { border: 3px solid #EADBCB; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(234, 219, 203); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(31, 42%, 86%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #EADBCB; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(234, 219, 203, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #EADBCB; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(234, 219, 203, 0.8); }

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

Shades of #EADBCB

#DEC8AF#D3B492#C59D72#B98955#A37443#866037#694B2B#48341E#2B1F12#0E0A06

Tints of #EADBCB

#ECDED0#EDE1D4#EFE3D7#F0E6DB#F2E8DE#F3EBE2#F5EDE6#F6F0E9#F8F2ED#F9F5F1

Tones of #EADBCB

#E8DCCE#E6DCD1#E4DCD3#E2DCD5#E0DBD7#DDDBD9

Color harmonies

Complementary — #CCDBEA:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Against white text1.36:1 Fails
Against black text15.49:1 AAA

Best text color on #EADBCB: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #EADBCB

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 #EADBCB: ·

How #EADBCB looks with color blindness

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

Protanopia · #E4E3CFDeuteranopia · #E4E6D0Tritanopia · #E9D2D3

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 #EADBCB rather than the exact color:

Palette F8f0e5
#F8F0E5 · #EADBC8 · #DAC0A3 · #102C57
Palette F8f0e5
#F8F0E5 · #EADBC8 · #DAC0A3 · #0F2C59
Palette B5c18e
#B5C18E · #EADBC8 · #C7B7A3 · #F1F1F1
Palette Fefaf6
#FEFAF6 · #EADBC8 · #DAC0A3 · #102C57
Radiant Horizon
#570923 · #801E3B · #DB2241 · #E8DEC9
Royal Lagoon
#2C5888 · #547AC8 · #AE7638 · #EBDECE

Similar colors

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

#EADBC8#E8DEC9#EBDECE#E8DFCA#ECDFCC#EDDBC7#E7DEC8#ECDFC8#EEDCC7#EDD8CF#EDDCC6#E7E0C9

Browse neighbouring colors

← #EADBCA  ·  #EADBCC →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #EADBCB?

#EADBCB is Pale Muted Brown, a brown color (RGB 234, 219, 203). Its closest standard named color is Gainsboro.

What is the RGB and HSL of #EADBCB?

#EADBCB is RGB 234, 219, 203 — HSL 31°, 42%, 86% — CMYK 0%, 6%, 13%, 8%.

What colors go with #EADBCB?

Its complement is #CCDBEA; analogous partners are #EACDCC and #EAEACC. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #EADBCB for text?

Black text on #EADBCB has a contrast ratio of 15.49:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.36:1.