Palettes / Colors / #EBDCD8

#EBDCD8 — Pale Muted Brown

#EBDCD8 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 #EBDCD8 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.

#EBDCD8 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 #D7E6EA; it also sits naturally between #EAD7DC and #EAE5D7. 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 86% · Blue 85%

Cyan 0% · Magenta 6% · Yellow 8% · Key 8%

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

Previews

CSS code for #EBDCD8

.text { color: #EBDCD8; }
.background { background-color: #EBDCD8; }
.border { border: 3px solid #EBDCD8; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(235, 220, 216); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(13, 32%, 88%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #EBDCD8; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(235, 220, 216, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #EBDCD8; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(235, 220, 216, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#EBDCD8">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#EBDCD8">Div content here</div>

Shades of #EBDCD8

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #D7E6EA:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #EBDCD8: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #EBDCD8

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 #EBDCD8 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 #EBDCD8 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

← #EBDCD7  ·  #EBDCD9 →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #EBDCD8?

#EBDCD8 is Pale Muted Brown, a brown color (RGB 235, 220, 216). Its closest standard named color is Gainsboro.

What is the RGB and HSL of #EBDCD8?

#EBDCD8 is RGB 235, 220, 216 — HSL 13°, 32%, 88% — CMYK 0%, 6%, 8%, 8%.

What colors go with #EBDCD8?

Its complement is #D7E6EA; analogous partners are #EAD7DC and #EAE5D7. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #EBDCD8 for text?

Black text on #EBDCD8 has a contrast ratio of 15.76:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.33:1.