Palettes / Colors / #EBDDCD

#EBDDCD — Pale Muted Brown

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

#EBDDCD 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 #CCDAEB; it also sits naturally between #EBCDCC and #EAEBCC. 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 80%

Cyan 0% · Magenta 6% · Yellow 13% · Key 8%

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

Previews

CSS code for #EBDDCD

.text { color: #EBDDCD; }
.background { background-color: #EBDDCD; }
.border { border: 3px solid #EBDDCD; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(235, 221, 205); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(32, 43%, 86%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #EBDDCD; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(235, 221, 205, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #EBDDCD; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(235, 221, 205, 0.8); }

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

Shades of #EBDDCD

Tints of #EBDDCD

Tones of #EBDDCD

Color harmonies

Complementary — #CCDAEB:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #EBDDCD: #000000.

How #EBDDCD 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 #EBDDCD 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

← #EBDDCC  ·  #EBDDCE →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #EBDDCD?

#EBDDCD is Pale Muted Brown, a brown color (RGB 235, 221, 205). Its closest standard named color is Gainsboro.

What is the RGB and HSL of #EBDDCD?

#EBDDCD is RGB 235, 221, 205 — HSL 32°, 43%, 86% — CMYK 0%, 6%, 13%, 8%.

What colors go with #EBDDCD?

Its complement is #CCDAEB; analogous partners are #EBCDCC and #EAEBCC. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #EBDDCD for text?

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