Palettes / Colors / #EADCC8

#EADCC8 — Pale Muted Brown

#EADCC8 is a brown color we call Pale Muted Brown, closest to the named color Bisque (#FFE4C4). It belongs to the brown family.

Color name

Closest CSS keyword: bisque (#FFE4C4) — not an exact match. CSS bisque gives you #FFE4C4, a different color; use #EADCC8 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.

#EADCC8 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 #C8D6EA; it also sits naturally between #EACAC8 and #E7EAC8. 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 78%

Cyan 0% · Magenta 6% · Yellow 15% · Key 8%

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

Previews

CSS code for #EADCC8

.text { color: #EADCC8; }
.background { background-color: #EADCC8; }
.border { border: 3px solid #EADCC8; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(234, 220, 200); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(35, 45%, 85%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #EADCC8; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(234, 220, 200, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #EADCC8; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(234, 220, 200, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#EADCC8">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#EADCC8">Div content here</div>

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #C8D6EA:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #EADCC8: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #EADCC8

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 #EADCC8 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 #EADCC8 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

← #EADCC7  ·  #EADCC9 →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #EADCC8?

#EADCC8 is Pale Muted Brown, a brown color (RGB 234, 220, 200). Its closest standard named color is Bisque.

What is the RGB and HSL of #EADCC8?

#EADCC8 is RGB 234, 220, 200 — HSL 35°, 45%, 85% — CMYK 0%, 6%, 15%, 8%.

What colors go with #EADCC8?

Its complement is #C8D6EA; analogous partners are #EACAC8 and #E7EAC8. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #EADCC8 for text?

Black text on #EADCC8 has a contrast ratio of 15.57:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.35:1.