Palettes / Colors / #EBC8BC
#EBC8BC — Pale Muted Brown
#EBC8BC 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 #EBC8BC 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.
#EBC8BC 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 #EBBCC8 and #EBDFBC. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.
Color values
| HEX | #EBC8BC |
|---|---|
| RGB | 235, 200, 188 |
| HSL | 15°, 54%, 83% |
| HSV | 15°, 20%, 92% |
| CMYK | 0%, 15%, 20%, 8% |
| XYZ | 63.99, 62.60, 56.29 |
| Yxy | 62.60, 0.3499, 0.3423 |
| CIE-Lab | 83.23, 10.50, 10.58 |
| Hunter Lab | 79.12, 10.29, 9.24 |
RGB & CMYK percentages
Red 92% · Green 78% · Blue 74%
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 #EBC8BC
.text { color: #EBC8BC; }
.background { background-color: #EBC8BC; }
.border { border: 3px solid #EBC8BC; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(235, 200, 188); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(15, 54%, 83%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #EBC8BC; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(235, 200, 188, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #EBC8BC; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(235, 200, 188, 0.8); }
HTML: <p style="color:#EBC8BC">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#EBC8BC">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 | 13.52:1 AAA |
Best text color on #EBC8BC: #000000.
Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #EBC8BC
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 #EBC8BC: ·
How #EBC8BC 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 #EBC8BC 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 #EBC8BC?
#EBC8BC is Pale Muted Brown, a brown color (RGB 235, 200, 188). Its closest standard named color is Wheat.
What is the RGB and HSL of #EBC8BC?
#EBC8BC is RGB 235, 200, 188 — HSL 15°, 54%, 83% — CMYK 0%, 15%, 20%, 8%.
What colors go with #EBC8BC?
Its complement is #BCDFEB; analogous partners are #EBBCC8 and #EBDFBC. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.
Can I use #EBC8BC for text?
Black text on #EBC8BC has a contrast ratio of 13.52:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.55:1.