Palettes / Colors / #EBD8BC
#EBD8BC — Pale Muted Brown
#EBD8BC 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 #EBD8BC 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.
#EBD8BC 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 #BCCFEB; it also sits naturally between #EBC1BC and #E6EBBC. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.
Color values
| HEX | #EBD8BC |
|---|---|
| RGB | 235, 216, 188 |
| HSL | 36°, 54%, 83% |
| HSV | 36°, 20%, 92% |
| CMYK | 0%, 8%, 20%, 8% |
| XYZ | 67.89, 70.40, 57.59 |
| Yxy | 70.40, 0.3466, 0.3594 |
| CIE-Lab | 87.19, 2.15, 16.18 |
| Hunter Lab | 83.91, 2.11, 13.99 |
RGB & CMYK percentages
Red 92% · Green 85% · Blue 74%
Cyan 0% · Magenta 8% · Yellow 20% · Key 8%
CMYK values are unprofiled approximations for screen reference — not a print-proofing guarantee.
Previews
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CSS code for #EBD8BC
.text { color: #EBD8BC; }
.background { background-color: #EBD8BC; }
.border { border: 3px solid #EBD8BC; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(235, 216, 188); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(36, 54%, 83%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #EBD8BC; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(235, 216, 188, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #EBD8BC; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(235, 216, 188, 0.8); }
HTML: <p style="color:#EBD8BC">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#EBD8BC">Div content here</div>
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Color harmonies
Complementary — #BCCFEB:
Analogous:
Triadic:
Contrast & accessibility
| Against white text | 1.39:1 Fails |
|---|---|
| Against black text | 15.08:1 AAA |
Best text color on #EBD8BC: #000000.
Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #EBD8BC
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 #EBD8BC: ·
How #EBD8BC 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 #EBD8BC 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 #EBD8BC?
#EBD8BC is Pale Muted Brown, a brown color (RGB 235, 216, 188). Its closest standard named color is Wheat.
What is the RGB and HSL of #EBD8BC?
#EBD8BC is RGB 235, 216, 188 — HSL 36°, 54%, 83% — CMYK 0%, 8%, 20%, 8%.
What colors go with #EBD8BC?
Its complement is #BCCFEB; analogous partners are #EBC1BC and #E6EBBC. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.
Can I use #EBD8BC for text?
Black text on #EBD8BC has a contrast ratio of 15.08:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.39:1.