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#EADDC4 — Pale Muted Brown

#EADDC4 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 #EADDC4 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.

#EADDC4 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 #C3D0E9; it also sits naturally between #E9C9C3 and #E4E9C3. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.

#EADDC4 · RGB 234, 221, 196

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Color values

HEX#EADDC4
RGB234, 221, 196
HSL39°, 47%, 84%
HSV39°, 16%, 92%
CMYK0%, 6%, 16%, 8%
XYZ69.75, 73.19, 62.68
Yxy73.19, 0.3392, 0.3560
CIE-Lab88.54, 0.40, 13.87
Hunter Lab85.55, 0.39, 12.25

RGB & CMYK percentages

Red 92% · Green 87% · Blue 77%

Cyan 0% · Magenta 6% · Yellow 16% · Key 8%

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

Previews

Sample text in #EADDC4 on black
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit.
Sample text in #EADDC4 on white
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit.

CSS code for #EADDC4

.text { color: #EADDC4; }
.background { background-color: #EADDC4; }
.border { border: 3px solid #EADDC4; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(234, 221, 196); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(39, 47%, 84%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #EADDC4; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(234, 221, 196, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #EADDC4; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(234, 221, 196, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#EADDC4">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#EADDC4">Div content here</div>

Shades of #EADDC4

#DFCAA5#D4B987#C9A769#BE964B#A5803B#876931#695126#4B3A1B#2D2310#0F0C05

Tints of #EADDC4

#EBDEC7#ECE0CB#EFE5D2#F0E7D6#F1E9DA#F3EBDD#F4EDE1#F7F2E9#F8F4EC#FAF6F0

Tones of #EADDC4

#E7DBC6#E4DAC8#E1DACB#DED9CE#DCD8D1#D9D7D3

Color harmonies

Complementary — #C3D0E9:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Against white text1.34:1 Fails
Against black text15.64:1 AAA

Best text color on #EADDC4: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #EADDC4

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 #EADDC4: ·

How #EADDC4 looks with color blindness

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

Protanopia · #E4E4CADeuteranopia · #E5E6CCTritanopia · #E9CFD0

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 #EADDC4 rather than the exact color:

Ruby Dusk
#123F36 · #2A6B5C · #C49A45 · #E8DCC4
Palette Bf4646
#BF4646 · #EDDCC6 · #FFF4EA · #7EACB5
Palette 181d31
#181D31 · #678983 · #E6DDC4 · #F0E9D2
Palette F0e9d2
#F0E9D2 · #E6DDC4 · #678983 · #181D31
Palette F7ecde
#F7ECDE · #E9DAC1 · #9ED2C6 · #54BAB9
Palette Fbf8f1
#FBF8F1 · #F7ECDE · #E9DAC1 · #54BAB9

Similar colors

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

#E8DCC4#EDDCC6#E6DDC4#E9DAC1#EADFC0#EADBC8#E6DDC6#EDDBC7#ECDFC8#E7E1C4#EEDCC7#E7DEC8

Browse neighbouring colors

← #EADDC3  ·  #EADDC5 →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #EADDC4?

#EADDC4 is Pale Muted Brown, a brown color (RGB 234, 221, 196). Its closest standard named color is Wheat.

What is the RGB and HSL of #EADDC4?

#EADDC4 is RGB 234, 221, 196 — HSL 39°, 47%, 84% — CMYK 0%, 6%, 16%, 8%.

What colors go with #EADDC4?

Its complement is #C3D0E9; analogous partners are #E9C9C3 and #E4E9C3. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #EADDC4 for text?

Black text on #EADDC4 has a contrast ratio of 15.64:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.34:1.