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#EADCD0 — Pale Muted Brown

#EADCD0 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 #EADCD0 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.

#EADCD0 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 #D1DFEA; it also sits naturally between #EAD1D2 and #EAEAD1. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.

#EADCD0 · RGB 234, 220, 208

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Color values

HEX#EADCD0
RGB234, 220, 208
HSL28°, 38%, 87%
HSV28°, 11%, 92%
CMYK0%, 6%, 11%, 8%
XYZ70.91, 73.23, 70.07
Yxy73.23, 0.3310, 0.3419
CIE-Lab88.56, 2.80, 7.60
Hunter Lab85.58, 2.76, 6.95

RGB & CMYK percentages

Red 92% · Green 86% · Blue 82%

Cyan 0% · Magenta 6% · Yellow 11% · Key 8%

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

Previews

Sample text in #EADCD0 on black
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit.
Sample text in #EADCD0 on white
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit.

CSS code for #EADCD0

.text { color: #EADCD0; }
.background { background-color: #EADCD0; }
.border { border: 3px solid #EADCD0; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(234, 220, 208); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(28, 38%, 87%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #EADCD0; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(234, 220, 208, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #EADCD0; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(234, 220, 208, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#EADCD0">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#EADCD0">Div content here</div>

Shades of #EADCD0

#DEC8B5#D0B195#C39C79#B6875D#A27249#825C3A#66482E#4A3421#2A1E13#0E0A06

Tints of #EADCD0

#ECE0D5#EEE2D8#EFE5DC#F1E7DF#F2EAE3#F2EAE3#F4EDE6#F6EFEA#F7F2ED#F9F5F1

Tones of #EADCD0

#E9DDD3#E7DDD5#E5DDD7#E3DDD9#E1DEDA#E0DEDC

Color harmonies

Complementary — #D1DFEA:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Against white text1.34:1 Fails
Against black text15.65:1 AAA

Best text color on #EADCD0: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #EADCD0

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 #EADCD0: ·

How #EADCD0 looks with color blindness

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

Protanopia · #E4E4D3Deuteranopia · #E5E6D4Tritanopia · #E9D5D6

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 #EADCD0 rather than the exact color:

Royal Lagoon
#2C5888 · #547AC8 · #AE7638 · #EBDECE
Palette A8bba3
#A8BBA3 · #F7F4EA · #EBD9D1 · #B87C4C
Palette E8ded2
#E8DED2 · #A3D2CA · #5EAAA8 · #056676
Smoky Dusk
#9A6C37 · #65C89A · #7F40B4 · #E8DBD3
Palette 111844
#111844 · #4B5694 · #7288AE · #EAE0CF
Palette 213448
#213448 · #547792 · #94B4C1 · #EAE0CF

Similar colors

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

#EBDECE#EBD9D1#E8DED2#E8DBD3#EAE0CF#EDD8CF#EBE1D1#ECDFCC#EFD9D1#E4DCCF#EDE0D4#E7DFD5

Browse neighbouring colors

← #EADCCF  ·  #EADCD1 →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #EADCD0?

#EADCD0 is Pale Muted Brown, a brown color (RGB 234, 220, 208). Its closest standard named color is Gainsboro.

What is the RGB and HSL of #EADCD0?

#EADCD0 is RGB 234, 220, 208 — HSL 28°, 38%, 87% — CMYK 0%, 6%, 11%, 8%.

What colors go with #EADCD0?

Its complement is #D1DFEA; analogous partners are #EAD1D2 and #EAEAD1. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #EADCD0 for text?

Black text on #EADCD0 has a contrast ratio of 15.65:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.34:1.