Palettes / Colors / #EBCABE
#EBCABE — Pale Muted Brown
#EBCABE 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 #EBCABE 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.
#EBCABE 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 #BDDEEB; it also sits naturally between #EBBDC7 and #EBE0BD. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.
Color values
| HEX | #EBCABE |
|---|---|
| RGB | 235, 202, 190 |
| HSL | 16°, 53%, 83% |
| HSV | 16°, 19%, 92% |
| CMYK | 0%, 14%, 19%, 8% |
| XYZ | 64.68, 63.62, 57.59 |
| Yxy | 63.62, 0.3479, 0.3423 |
| CIE-Lab | 83.77, 9.75, 10.27 |
| Hunter Lab | 79.76, 9.56, 9.02 |
RGB & CMYK percentages
Red 92% · Green 79% · Blue 75%
Cyan 0% · Magenta 14% · Yellow 19% · Key 8%
CMYK values are unprofiled approximations for screen reference — not a print-proofing guarantee.
Previews
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CSS code for #EBCABE
.text { color: #EBCABE; }
.background { background-color: #EBCABE; }
.border { border: 3px solid #EBCABE; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(235, 202, 190); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(16, 53%, 83%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #EBCABE; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(235, 202, 190, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #EBCABE; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(235, 202, 190, 0.8); }
HTML: <p style="color:#EBCABE">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#EBCABE">Div content here</div>
Shades of #EBCABE
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Tones of #EBCABE
Color harmonies
Complementary — #BDDEEB:
Analogous:
Triadic:
Contrast & accessibility
| Against white text | 1.53:1 Fails |
|---|---|
| Against black text | 13.72:1 AAA |
Best text color on #EBCABE: #000000.
Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #EBCABE
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 #EBCABE: ·
How #EBCABE 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 #EBCABE 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 #EBCABE?
#EBCABE is Pale Muted Brown, a brown color (RGB 235, 202, 190). Its closest standard named color is Wheat.
What is the RGB and HSL of #EBCABE?
#EBCABE is RGB 235, 202, 190 — HSL 16°, 53%, 83% — CMYK 0%, 14%, 19%, 8%.
What colors go with #EBCABE?
Its complement is #BDDEEB; analogous partners are #EBBDC7 and #EBE0BD. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.
Can I use #EBCABE for text?
Black text on #EBCABE has a contrast ratio of 13.72:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.53:1.