Palettes / Colors / #EBC8BB
#EBC8BB — Pale Brown
#EBC8BB is a brown color we call Pale 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 #EBC8BB 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.
#EBC8BB 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 #BCDFEB; it also sits naturally between #EBBCC7 and #EBE0BC. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.
Color values
| HEX | #EBC8BB |
|---|---|
| RGB | 235, 200, 187 |
| HSL | 16°, 55%, 83% |
| HSV | 16°, 20%, 92% |
| CMYK | 0%, 15%, 20%, 8% |
| XYZ | 63.88, 62.56, 55.72 |
| Yxy | 62.56, 0.3507, 0.3434 |
| CIE-Lab | 83.21, 10.35, 11.08 |
| Hunter Lab | 79.09, 10.14, 9.65 |
RGB & CMYK percentages
Red 92% · Green 78% · Blue 73%
Cyan 0% · Magenta 15% · Yellow 20% · Key 8%
CMYK values are unprofiled approximations for screen reference — not a print-proofing guarantee.
Previews
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CSS code for #EBC8BB
.text { color: #EBC8BB; }
.background { background-color: #EBC8BB; }
.border { border: 3px solid #EBC8BB; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(235, 200, 187); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(16, 55%, 83%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #EBC8BB; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(235, 200, 187, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #EBC8BB; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(235, 200, 187, 0.8); }
HTML: <p style="color:#EBC8BB">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#EBC8BB">Div content here</div>
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Color harmonies
Complementary — #BCDFEB:
Analogous:
Triadic:
Contrast & accessibility
| Against white text | 1.55:1 Fails |
|---|---|
| Against black text | 13.51:1 AAA |
Best text color on #EBC8BB: #000000.
Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #EBC8BB
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 #EBC8BB: ·
How #EBC8BB 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 #EBC8BB 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 #EBC8BB?
#EBC8BB is Pale Brown, a brown color (RGB 235, 200, 187). Its closest standard named color is Wheat.
What is the RGB and HSL of #EBC8BB?
#EBC8BB is RGB 235, 200, 187 — HSL 16°, 55%, 83% — CMYK 0%, 15%, 20%, 8%.
What colors go with #EBC8BB?
Its complement is #BCDFEB; analogous partners are #EBBCC7 and #EBE0BC. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.
Can I use #EBC8BB for text?
Black text on #EBC8BB has a contrast ratio of 13.51:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.55:1.