Palettes / Colors / #EBD4BD

#EBD4BD — Pale Muted Brown

#EBD4BD is a brown color we call Pale Muted Brown, closest to the named color Wheat (#F5DEB3). It belongs to the brown family.

#EBD4BD 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 #BDD4EB; it also sits naturally between #EBBDBD and #EBEBBD. 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 83% · Blue 74%

Cyan 0% · Magenta 10% · Yellow 20% · Key 8%

Previews

CSS code for #EBD4BD

.text { color: #EBD4BD; }
.background { background-color: #EBD4BD; }
.border { border: 3px solid #EBD4BD; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(235, 212, 189); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(30, 53%, 83%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #EBD4BD; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(235, 212, 189, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #EBD4BD; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(235, 212, 189, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#EBD4BD">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#EBD4BD">Div content here</div>

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #BDD4EB:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #EBD4BD: #000000.

How #EBD4BD 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 #EBD4BD

Similar colors

The closest colors that actually appear in our palette collection — click any to open its page:

Browse neighbouring colors

← #EBD4BC  ·  #EBD4BE →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #EBD4BD?

#EBD4BD is Pale Muted Brown, a brown color (RGB 235, 212, 189). Its closest standard named color is Wheat.

What is the RGB and HSL of #EBD4BD?

#EBD4BD is RGB 235, 212, 189 — HSL 30°, 53%, 83% — CMYK 0%, 10%, 20%, 8%.

What colors go with #EBD4BD?

Its complement is #BDD4EB; analogous partners are #EBBDBD and #EBEBBD. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #EBD4BD for text?

Black text on #EBD4BD has a contrast ratio of 14.68:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.43:1.