Palettes / Colors / #EBDDC2

#EBDDC2 — Pale Muted Brown

#EBDDC2 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 #EBDDC2 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.

#EBDDC2 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 #C1CFEB; it also sits naturally between #EBC8C1 and #E4EBC1. 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 87% · Blue 76%

Cyan 0% · Magenta 6% · Yellow 17% · Key 8%

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

Previews

CSS code for #EBDDC2

.text { color: #EBDDC2; }
.background { background-color: #EBDDC2; }
.border { border: 3px solid #EBDDC2; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(235, 221, 194); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(40, 51%, 84%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #EBDDC2; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(235, 221, 194, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #EBDDC2; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(235, 221, 194, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#EBDDC2">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#EBDDC2">Div content here</div>

Shades of #EBDDC2

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #C1CFEB:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #EBDDC2: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #EBDDC2

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 #EBDDC2 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 #EBDDC2 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

← #EBDDC1  ·  #EBDDC3 →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #EBDDC2?

#EBDDC2 is Pale Muted Brown, a brown color (RGB 235, 221, 194). Its closest standard named color is Wheat.

What is the RGB and HSL of #EBDDC2?

#EBDDC2 is RGB 235, 221, 194 — HSL 40°, 51%, 84% — CMYK 0%, 6%, 17%, 8%.

What colors go with #EBDDC2?

Its complement is #C1CFEB; analogous partners are #EBC8C1 and #E4EBC1. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #EBDDC2 for text?

Black text on #EBDDC2 has a contrast ratio of 15.65:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.34:1.