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#EADDC2 — Pale Muted Brown

#EADDC2 is a brown color we call Pale Muted Brown, closest to the named color Wheat (#F5DEB3). It belongs to the brown family.

Color name

Closest CSS keyword: wheat (#F5DEB3) — not an exact match. CSS wheat gives you #F5DEB3, a different color; use #EADDC2 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.

#EADDC2 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 #C2CFEA; it also sits naturally between #EACAC2 and #E3EAC2. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.

#EADDC2 · RGB 234, 221, 194

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Color values

HEX#EADDC2
RGB234, 221, 194
HSL41°, 49%, 84%
HSV41°, 17%, 92%
CMYK0%, 6%, 17%, 8%
XYZ69.53, 73.10, 61.48
Yxy73.10, 0.3406, 0.3581
CIE-Lab88.50, 0.10, 14.86
Hunter Lab85.50, 0.10, 13.04

RGB & CMYK percentages

Red 92% · Green 87% · Blue 76%

Cyan 0% · Magenta 6% · Yellow 17% · Key 8%

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

Previews

Sample text in #EADDC2 on black
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit.
Sample text in #EADDC2 on white
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit.

CSS code for #EADDC2

.text { color: #EADDC2; }
.background { background-color: #EADDC2; }
.border { border: 3px solid #EADDC2; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(234, 221, 194); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(41, 49%, 84%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #EADDC2; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(234, 221, 194, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #EADDC2; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(234, 221, 194, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#EADDC2">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#EADDC2">Div content here</div>

Shades of #EADDC2

#E0CDA4#D5BC85#CBAB67#C19B49#A78439#896C2F#6A5424#4C3C1A#2E2410#0F0C05

Tints of #EADDC2

#EBE0C6#EDE2CA#EFE6D1#F1E8D5#F2EAD9#F3ECDD#F5EEE1#F7F2E8#F8F5EC#FAF7F0

Tones of #EADDC2

#E7DCC5#E4DBC8#E2DACB#DFD9CE#DCD8D0#D9D7D3

Color harmonies

Complementary — #C2CFEA:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Against white text1.34:1 Fails
Against black text15.62:1 AAA

Best text color on #EADDC2: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #EADDC2

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 #EADDC2: ·

How #EADDC2 looks with color blindness

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

Protanopia · #E4E4C9Deuteranopia · #E5E6CATritanopia · #E9CECF

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 #EADDC2 rather than the exact color:

Frozen Voyage
#BBAD27 · #37D6C7 · #C738D6 · #EADFC0
Ruby Dusk
#123F36 · #2A6B5C · #C49A45 · #E8DCC4
Palette F7ecde
#F7ECDE · #E9DAC1 · #9ED2C6 · #54BAB9
Palette Fbf8f1
#FBF8F1 · #F7ECDE · #E9DAC1 · #54BAB9
Palette D84040
#D84040 · #A31D1D · #ECDCBF · #F8F2DE
Palette 181d31
#181D31 · #678983 · #E6DDC4 · #F0E9D2

Similar colors

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

#EADFC0#E8DCC4#E9DAC1#ECDCBF#E6DDC4#EDDCC6#EBD8C3#E5DCC3#E7E1C4#EAD8C0#E6DDC6#E8D8C4

Browse neighbouring colors

← #EADDC1  ·  #EADDC3 →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #EADDC2?

#EADDC2 is Pale Muted Brown, a brown color (RGB 234, 221, 194). Its closest standard named color is Wheat.

What is the RGB and HSL of #EADDC2?

#EADDC2 is RGB 234, 221, 194 — HSL 41°, 49%, 84% — CMYK 0%, 6%, 17%, 8%.

What colors go with #EADDC2?

Its complement is #C2CFEA; analogous partners are #EACAC2 and #E3EAC2. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #EADDC2 for text?

Black text on #EADDC2 has a contrast ratio of 15.62:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.34:1.