Palettes / Colors / #EBD5CC

#EBD5CC — Pale Muted Brown

#EBD5CC is a brown color we call Pale Muted Brown, closest to the named color Gainsboro (#DCDCDC). It belongs to the brown family.

#EBD5CC 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 #CCE2EB; it also sits naturally between #EBCCD2 and #EBE4CC. 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 13% · Key 8%

Previews

CSS code for #EBD5CC

.text { color: #EBD5CC; }
.background { background-color: #EBD5CC; }
.border { border: 3px solid #EBD5CC; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(235, 213, 204); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(17, 44%, 86%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #EBD5CC; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(235, 213, 204, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #EBD5CC; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(235, 213, 204, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#EBD5CC">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#EBD5CC">Div content here</div>

Shades of #EBD5CC

Tints of #EBD5CC

Tones of #EBD5CC

Color harmonies

Complementary — #CCE2EB:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #EBD5CC: #000000.

How #EBD5CC 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 #EBD5CC or a close neighbour

Similar colors

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

Browse neighbouring colors

← #EBD5CB  ·  #EBD5CD →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #EBD5CC?

#EBD5CC is Pale Muted Brown, a brown color (RGB 235, 213, 204). Its closest standard named color is Gainsboro.

What is the RGB and HSL of #EBD5CC?

#EBD5CC is RGB 235, 213, 204 — HSL 17°, 44%, 86% — CMYK 0%, 9%, 13%, 8%.

What colors go with #EBD5CC?

Its complement is #CCE2EB; analogous partners are #EBCCD2 and #EBE4CC. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #EBD5CC for text?

Black text on #EBD5CC has a contrast ratio of 14.92:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.41:1.