Palettes / Colors / #EAE0CD

#EAE0CD — Pale Muted Brown

#EAE0CD 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 #EAE0CD 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.

#EAE0CD 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 #CDD7EA; it also sits naturally between #EAD1CD and #E6EACD. 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 88% · Blue 80%

Cyan 0% · Magenta 4% · Yellow 12% · Key 8%

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

Previews

CSS code for #EAE0CD

.text { color: #EAE0CD; }
.background { background-color: #EAE0CD; }
.border { border: 3px solid #EAE0CD; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(234, 224, 205); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(39, 41%, 86%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #EAE0CD; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(234, 224, 205, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #EAE0CD; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(234, 224, 205, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#EAE0CD">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#EAE0CD">Div content here</div>

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #CDD7EA:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #EAE0CD: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #EAE0CD

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:

How #EAE0CD 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 #EAE0CD 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

← #EAE0CC  ·  #EAE0CE →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #EAE0CD?

#EAE0CD is Pale Muted Brown, a brown color (RGB 234, 224, 205). Its closest standard named color is Gainsboro.

What is the RGB and HSL of #EAE0CD?

#EAE0CD is RGB 234, 224, 205 — HSL 39°, 41%, 86% — CMYK 0%, 4%, 12%, 8%.

What colors go with #EAE0CD?

Its complement is #CDD7EA; analogous partners are #EAD1CD and #E6EACD. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #EAE0CD for text?

Black text on #EAE0CD has a contrast ratio of 16.04:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.31:1.