Palettes / Colors / #EADDC5
#EADDC5 — Pale Muted Brown
#EADDC5 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 #EADDC5 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.
#EADDC5 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 #C7D3EB; it also sits naturally between #EBCCC7 and #E5EBC7. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.
Color values
| HEX | #EADDC5 |
|---|---|
| RGB | 234, 221, 197 |
| HSL | 39°, 47%, 85% |
| HSV | 39°, 16%, 92% |
| CMYK | 0%, 6%, 16%, 8% |
| XYZ | 69.87, 73.24, 63.28 |
| Yxy | 73.24, 0.3385, 0.3549 |
| CIE-Lab | 88.56, 0.55, 13.38 |
| Hunter Lab | 85.58, 0.54, 11.85 |
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
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CSS code for #EADDC5
.text { color: #EADDC5; }
.background { background-color: #EADDC5; }
.border { border: 3px solid #EADDC5; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(234, 221, 197); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(39, 47%, 85%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #EADDC5; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(234, 221, 197, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #EADDC5; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(234, 221, 197, 0.8); }
HTML: <p style="color:#EADDC5">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#EADDC5">Div content here</div>
Shades of #EADDC5
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Tones of #EADDC5
Color harmonies
Complementary — #C7D3EB:
Analogous:
Triadic:
Contrast & accessibility
| Against white text | 1.34:1 Fails |
|---|---|
| Against black text | 15.65:1 AAA |
Best text color on #EADDC5: #000000.
Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #EADDC5
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:
Smaller body text shows the effect best.
Blended color: · Contrast against #EADDC5: ·
How #EADDC5 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 #EADDC5 rather than the exact color:
Similar colors
The closest colors that actually appear in our palette collection — click any to open its page:
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Frequently asked questions
What color is #EADDC5?
#EADDC5 is Pale Muted Brown, a brown color (RGB 234, 221, 197). Its closest standard named color is Wheat.
What is the RGB and HSL of #EADDC5?
#EADDC5 is RGB 234, 221, 197 — HSL 39°, 47%, 85% — CMYK 0%, 6%, 16%, 8%.
What colors go with #EADDC5?
Its complement is #C7D3EB; analogous partners are #EBCCC7 and #E5EBC7. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.
Can I use #EADDC5 for text?
Black text on #EADDC5 has a contrast ratio of 15.65:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.34:1.