Palettes / Colors / #EBCCBC

#EBCCBC — Pale Muted Brown

#EBCCBC is a brown color we call Pale Muted Brown, closest to the named color Wheat (#F5DEB3). It belongs to the brown family.

#EBCCBC 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 #BCDBEB; it also sits naturally between #EBBCC4 and #EBE3BC. 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 80% · Blue 74%

Cyan 0% · Magenta 13% · Yellow 20% · Key 8%

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

Previews

CSS code for #EBCCBC

.text { color: #EBCCBC; }
.background { background-color: #EBCCBC; }
.border { border: 3px solid #EBCCBC; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(235, 204, 188); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(20, 54%, 83%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #EBCCBC; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(235, 204, 188, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #EBCCBC; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(235, 204, 188, 0.8); }

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

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #BCDBEB:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #EBCCBC: #000000.

How #EBCCBC 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 #EBCCBC 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

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Frequently asked questions

What color is #EBCCBC?

#EBCCBC is Pale Muted Brown, a brown color (RGB 235, 204, 188). Its closest standard named color is Wheat.

What is the RGB and HSL of #EBCCBC?

#EBCCBC is RGB 235, 204, 188 — HSL 20°, 54%, 83% — CMYK 0%, 13%, 20%, 8%.

What colors go with #EBCCBC?

Its complement is #BCDBEB; analogous partners are #EBBCC4 and #EBE3BC. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #EBCCBC for text?

Black text on #EBCCBC has a contrast ratio of 13.90:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.51:1.