Palettes / Colors / #EADECC

#EADECC — Pale Muted Brown

#EADECC is a brown color we call Pale Muted Brown, closest to the named color Gainsboro (#DCDCDC). It belongs to the brown family.

#EADECC 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 #CCD8EA; it also sits naturally between #EACFCC and #E7EACC. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.

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Color values

RGB & CMYK percentages

Red 92% · Green 87% · Blue 80%

Cyan 0% · Magenta 5% · Yellow 13% · Key 8%

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

Previews

CSS code for #EADECC

.text { color: #EADECC; }
.background { background-color: #EADECC; }
.border { border: 3px solid #EADECC; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(234, 222, 204); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(36, 42%, 86%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #EADECC; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(234, 222, 204, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #EADECC; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(234, 222, 204, 0.8); }

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

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #CCD8EA:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #EADECC: #000000.

How #EADECC 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 #EADECC rather than the exact color:

Similar colors

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

Browse neighbouring colors

← #EADECB  ·  #EADECD →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #EADECC?

#EADECC is Pale Muted Brown, a brown color (RGB 234, 222, 204). Its closest standard named color is Gainsboro.

What is the RGB and HSL of #EADECC?

#EADECC is RGB 234, 222, 204 — HSL 36°, 42%, 86% — CMYK 0%, 5%, 13%, 8%.

What colors go with #EADECC?

Its complement is #CCD8EA; analogous partners are #EACFCC and #E7EACC. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #EADECC for text?

Black text on #EADECC has a contrast ratio of 15.82:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.33:1.