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#EADDCF — Pale Muted Brown

#EADDCF 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 #EADDCF 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.

#EADDCF 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 #CDDBE9; it also sits naturally between #E9CECD and #E9E9CD. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.

#EADDCF · RGB 234, 221, 207

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Color values

HEX#EADDCF
RGB234, 221, 207
HSL31°, 39%, 86%
HSV31°, 12%, 92%
CMYK0%, 6%, 12%, 8%
XYZ71.05, 73.71, 69.51
Yxy73.71, 0.3316, 0.3440
CIE-Lab88.79, 2.12, 8.45
Hunter Lab85.85, 2.09, 7.70

RGB & CMYK percentages

Red 92% · Green 87% · Blue 81%

Cyan 0% · Magenta 6% · Yellow 12% · Key 8%

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

Previews

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

CSS code for #EADDCF

.text { color: #EADDCF; }
.background { background-color: #EADDCF; }
.border { border: 3px solid #EADDCF; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(234, 221, 207); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(31, 39%, 86%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #EADDCF; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(234, 221, 207, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #EADDCF; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(234, 221, 207, 0.8); }

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

Shades of #EADDCF

#DDC8B1#D0B395#C29D75#B68958#A07446#83603A#674B2D#47341F#2B1F13#0E0A06

Tints of #EADDCF

#EBDED1#ECE1D4#EEE3D8#EFE6DC#F1E8DF#F3EBE3#F4EDE6#F6F0EA#F7F2ED#F9F5F1

Tones of #EADDCF

#E7DCD0#E5DCD1#E3DCD3#E1DCD5#DFDBD7#DDDBD9

Color harmonies

Complementary — #CDDBE9:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Against white text1.33:1 Fails
Against black text15.74:1 AAA

Best text color on #EADDCF: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #EADDCF

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 #EADDCF: ·

How #EADDCF looks with color blindness

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

Protanopia · #E4E4D2Deuteranopia · #E5E6D3Tritanopia · #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 #EADDCF rather than the exact color:

Royal Lagoon
#2C5888 · #547AC8 · #AE7638 · #EBDECE
Palette 111844
#111844 · #4B5694 · #7288AE · #EAE0CF
Palette 213448
#213448 · #547792 · #94B4C1 · #EAE0CF
Palette E8ded2
#E8DED2 · #A3D2CA · #5EAAA8 · #056676
Palette 181c14
#181C14 · #3C3D37 · #697565 · #ECDFCC
Palette 1e201e
#1E201E · #3C3D37 · #697565 · #ECDFCC

Similar colors

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

#EBDECE#EAE0CF#E8DED2#ECDFCC#EBE1D1#EBD9D1#E8DBD3#E8DFCA#EDD8CF#EEE0CC#EBE2CC#E4DCCF

Browse neighbouring colors

← #EADDCE  ·  #EADDD0 →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #EADDCF?

#EADDCF is Pale Muted Brown, a brown color (RGB 234, 221, 207). Its closest standard named color is Gainsboro.

What is the RGB and HSL of #EADDCF?

#EADDCF is RGB 234, 221, 207 — HSL 31°, 39%, 86% — CMYK 0%, 6%, 12%, 8%.

What colors go with #EADDCF?

Its complement is #CDDBE9; analogous partners are #E9CECD and #E9E9CD. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #EADDCF for text?

Black text on #EADDCF has a contrast ratio of 15.74:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.33:1.