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#EADCD4 — Pale Muted Brown

#EADCD4 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 #EADCD4 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.

#EADCD4 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 #D3E1E9; it also sits naturally between #E9D3D6 and #E9E6D3. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.

#EADCD4 · RGB 234, 220, 212

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Color values

HEX#EADCD4
RGB234, 220, 212
HSL22°, 34%, 87%
HSV22°, 9%, 92%
CMYK0%, 6%, 9%, 8%
XYZ71.41, 73.43, 72.70
Yxy73.43, 0.3283, 0.3376
CIE-Lab88.65, 3.45, 5.63
Hunter Lab85.69, 3.41, 5.21

RGB & CMYK percentages

Red 92% · Green 86% · Blue 83%

Cyan 0% · Magenta 6% · Yellow 9% · Key 8%

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

Previews

Sample text in #EADCD4 on black
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit.
Sample text in #EADCD4 on white
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit.

CSS code for #EADCD4

.text { color: #EADCD4; }
.background { background-color: #EADCD4; }
.border { border: 3px solid #EADCD4; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(234, 220, 212); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(22, 34%, 87%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #EADCD4; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(234, 220, 212, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #EADCD4; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(234, 220, 212, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#EADCD4">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#EADCD4">Div content here</div>

Shades of #EADCD4

#DCC5B7#CDAC98#BF957D#B27F62#9D6B4D#7E563E#634331#483123#291C14#0E0907

Tints of #EADCD4

#EBDED6#ECE0D9#EEE3DD#F0E6E0#F2E9E4#F2E9E4#F3ECE7#F5EEEA#F7F1EE#F8F4F1

Tones of #EADCD4

#E7DBD4#E6DCD6#E4DCD8#E3DDD9#E1DDDB#E0DDDC

Color harmonies

Complementary — #D3E1E9:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Against white text1.34:1 Fails
Against black text15.69:1 AAA

Best text color on #EADCD4: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #EADCD4

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 #EADCD4: ·

How #EADCD4 looks with color blindness

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

Protanopia · #E4E4D6Deuteranopia · #E5E6D6Tritanopia · #E9D7D8

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 · #9E9E9ETailwind fuchsia 500 · #D946EF

Palettes with a similar color

These palettes use a close neighbour of #EADCD4 rather than the exact color:

Smoky Dusk
#9A6C37 · #65C89A · #7F40B4 · #E8DBD3
Palette E8ded2
#E8DED2 · #A3D2CA · #5EAAA8 · #056676
Radiant Ruby Orchard
#954331 · #349E48 · #7A67CD · #ECDED7
Palette A8bba3
#A8BBA3 · #F7F4EA · #EBD9D1 · #B87C4C
Palette E7dfd5
#E7DFD5 · #84A9AC · #3B6978 · #204051
Vintage Paper
#582F0E · #7F4F24 · #936639 · #EDE0D4

Similar colors

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

#E8DBD3#E8DED2#ECDED7#EBD9D1#E7DFD5#EDE0D4#EEDCD7#EBE1D1#EAE2D6#EBDECE#EAE0CF#EFD9D1

Browse neighbouring colors

← #EADCD3  ·  #EADCD5 →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #EADCD4?

#EADCD4 is Pale Muted Brown, a brown color (RGB 234, 220, 212). Its closest standard named color is Gainsboro.

What is the RGB and HSL of #EADCD4?

#EADCD4 is RGB 234, 220, 212 — HSL 22°, 34%, 87% — CMYK 0%, 6%, 9%, 8%.

What colors go with #EADCD4?

Its complement is #D3E1E9; analogous partners are #E9D3D6 and #E9E6D3. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #EADCD4 for text?

Black text on #EADCD4 has a contrast ratio of 15.69:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.34:1.