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#EADBCE — Pale Muted Brown

#EADBCE 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 #EADBCE 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.

#EADBCE 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 #CDDCEA; it also sits naturally between #EACDCE and #EAE9CD. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.

#EADBCE · RGB 234, 219, 206

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Color values

HEX#EADBCE
RGB234, 219, 206
HSL28°, 40%, 86%
HSV28°, 12%, 92%
CMYK0%, 6%, 12%, 8%
XYZ70.40, 72.61, 68.70
Yxy72.61, 0.3325, 0.3430
CIE-Lab88.26, 2.99, 8.23
Hunter Lab85.21, 2.95, 7.49

RGB & CMYK percentages

Red 92% · Green 86% · Blue 81%

Cyan 0% · Magenta 6% · Yellow 12% · Key 8%

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

Previews

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

CSS code for #EADBCE

.text { color: #EADBCE; }
.background { background-color: #EADBCE; }
.border { border: 3px solid #EADBCE; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(234, 219, 206); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(28, 40%, 86%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #EADBCE; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(234, 219, 206, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #EADBCE; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(234, 219, 206, 0.8); }

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

Shades of #EADBCE

#DDC5B0#D1B094#C39974#B78457#A17045#845C39#68482C#47321F#2B1E12#0E0A06

Tints of #EADBCE

#EBDDD1#EDE0D4#EEE2D8#F0E5DB#F1E7DF#F3EAE2#F4EDE6#F6EFEA#F7F2ED#F9F5F1

Tones of #EADBCE

#E7DACF#E6DBD1#E4DBD3#E1DBD5#DFDBD7#DDDBD9

Color harmonies

Complementary — #CDDCEA:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Against white text1.35:1 Fails
Against black text15.52:1 AAA

Best text color on #EADBCE: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #EADBCE

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 #EADBCE: ·

How #EADBCE looks with color blindness

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

Protanopia · #E4E3D1Deuteranopia · #E4E6D2Tritanopia · #E9D4D4

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 #EADBCE rather than the exact color:

Royal Lagoon
#2C5888 · #547AC8 · #AE7638 · #EBDECE
Palette A8bba3
#A8BBA3 · #F7F4EA · #EBD9D1 · #B87C4C
Gentle Harbor
#EDD8CF · #C48B73 · #9E5D43 · #6E3E2B
Palette 181c14
#181C14 · #3C3D37 · #697565 · #ECDFCC
Palette 1e201e
#1E201E · #3C3D37 · #697565 · #ECDFCC
Palette A5b68d
#A5B68D · #ECDFCC · #FCFAEE · #DA8359

Similar colors

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

#EBDECE#EBD9D1#EDD8CF#ECDFCC#EAE0CF#E8DED2#E8DBD3#E8DFCA#EADBC8#E8DEC9#E4DCCF#EFD9D1

Browse neighbouring colors

← #EADBCD  ·  #EADBCF →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #EADBCE?

#EADBCE is Pale Muted Brown, a brown color (RGB 234, 219, 206). Its closest standard named color is Gainsboro.

What is the RGB and HSL of #EADBCE?

#EADBCE is RGB 234, 219, 206 — HSL 28°, 40%, 86% — CMYK 0%, 6%, 12%, 8%.

What colors go with #EADBCE?

Its complement is #CDDCEA; analogous partners are #EACDCE and #EAE9CD. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #EADBCE for text?

Black text on #EADBCE has a contrast ratio of 15.52:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.35:1.