Palettes / Colors / #EADBCC

#EADBCC — Pale Muted Brown

#EADBCC 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 #EADBCC 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.

#EADBCC 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 #EACCCC and #EAEACC. 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 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

CSS code for #EADBCC

.text { color: #EADBCC; }
.background { background-color: #EADBCC; }
.border { border: 3px solid #EADBCC; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(234, 219, 204); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(30, 42%, 86%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #EADBCC; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(234, 219, 204, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #EADBCC; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(234, 219, 204, 0.8); }

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

Shades of #EADBCC

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #CCDBEA:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #EADBCC: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #EADBCC

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:

How #EADBCC 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 #EADBCC 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

← #EADBCB  ·  #EADBCD →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #EADBCC?

#EADBCC is Pale Muted Brown, a brown color (RGB 234, 219, 204). Its closest standard named color is Gainsboro.

What is the RGB and HSL of #EADBCC?

#EADBCC is RGB 234, 219, 204 — HSL 30°, 42%, 86% — CMYK 0%, 6%, 13%, 8%.

What colors go with #EADBCC?

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

Can I use #EADBCC for text?

Black text on #EADBCC has a contrast ratio of 15.50:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.35:1.