Palettes / Colors / #EADCCF

#EADCCF — Pale Muted Brown

#EADCCF 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 #EADCCF 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.

#EADCCF 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 #CDDCE9; it also sits naturally between #E9CDCE and #E9E9CD. 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 81%

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

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

Previews

CSS code for #EADCCF

.text { color: #EADCCF; }
.background { background-color: #EADCCF; }
.border { border: 3px solid #EADCCF; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(234, 220, 207); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(29, 39%, 86%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #EADCCF; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(234, 220, 207, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #EADCCF; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(234, 220, 207, 0.8); }

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

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #CDDCE9:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #EADCCF: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #EADCCF

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 #EADCCF 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 #EADCCF 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

← #EADCCE  ·  #EADCD0 →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #EADCCF?

#EADCCF is Pale Muted Brown, a brown color (RGB 234, 220, 207). Its closest standard named color is Gainsboro.

What is the RGB and HSL of #EADCCF?

#EADCCF is RGB 234, 220, 207 — HSL 29°, 39%, 86% — CMYK 0%, 6%, 12%, 8%.

What colors go with #EADCCF?

Its complement is #CDDCE9; analogous partners are #E9CDCE and #E9E9CD. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #EADCCF for text?

Black text on #EADCCF has a contrast ratio of 15.64:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.34:1.