Palettes / Colors / #EBD5CB

#EBD5CB — Pale Muted Brown

#EBD5CB is a brown color we call Pale Muted Brown, closest to the named color Gainsboro (#DCDCDC). It belongs to the brown family.

Color name

Closest CSS keyword: gainsboro (#DCDCDC) — not an exact match. CSS gainsboro gives you #DCDCDC, a different color; use #EBD5CB 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.

#EBD5CB 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 #CCE1EB; it also sits naturally between #EBCCD1 and #EBE5CC. 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 84% · Blue 80%

Cyan 0% · Magenta 9% · Yellow 14% · Key 8%

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

Previews

CSS code for #EBD5CB

.text { color: #EBD5CB; }
.background { background-color: #EBD5CB; }
.border { border: 3px solid #EBD5CB; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(235, 213, 203); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(19, 44%, 86%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #EBD5CB; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(235, 213, 203, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #EBD5CB; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(235, 213, 203, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#EBD5CB">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#EBD5CB">Div content here</div>

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #CCE1EB:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #EBD5CB: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #EBD5CB

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:

How #EBD5CB 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 #EBD5CB 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

← #EBD5CA  ·  #EBD5CC →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #EBD5CB?

#EBD5CB is Pale Muted Brown, a brown color (RGB 235, 213, 203). Its closest standard named color is Gainsboro.

What is the RGB and HSL of #EBD5CB?

#EBD5CB is RGB 235, 213, 203 — HSL 19°, 44%, 86% — CMYK 0%, 9%, 14%, 8%.

What colors go with #EBD5CB?

Its complement is #CCE1EB; analogous partners are #EBCCD1 and #EBE5CC. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #EBD5CB for text?

Black text on #EBD5CB has a contrast ratio of 14.91:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.41:1.