Palettes / Colors / #EBDDD1

#EBDDD1 — Pale Muted Brown

#EBDDD1 is a brown color we call Pale Muted Brown, closest to the named color Gainsboro (#DCDCDC). It belongs to the brown family.

#EBDDD1 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 #D1DFEB; it also sits naturally between #EBD1D2 and #EBEAD1. 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 82%

Cyan 0% · Magenta 6% · Yellow 11% · Key 8%

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

Previews

CSS code for #EBDDD1

.text { color: #EBDDD1; }
.background { background-color: #EBDDD1; }
.border { border: 3px solid #EBDDD1; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(235, 221, 209); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(28, 39%, 87%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #EBDDD1; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(235, 221, 209, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #EBDDD1; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(235, 221, 209, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#EBDDD1">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#EBDDD1">Div content here</div>

Shades of #EBDDD1

Tints of #EBDDD1

Tones of #EBDDD1

Color harmonies

Complementary — #D1DFEB:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #EBDDD1: #000000.

How #EBDDD1 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 #EBDDD1 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

← #EBDDD0  ·  #EBDDD2 →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #EBDDD1?

#EBDDD1 is Pale Muted Brown, a brown color (RGB 235, 221, 209). Its closest standard named color is Gainsboro.

What is the RGB and HSL of #EBDDD1?

#EBDDD1 is RGB 235, 221, 209 — HSL 28°, 39%, 87% — CMYK 0%, 6%, 11%, 8%.

What colors go with #EBDDD1?

Its complement is #D1DFEB; analogous partners are #EBD1D2 and #EBEAD1. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #EBDDD1 for text?

Black text on #EBDDD1 has a contrast ratio of 15.80:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.33:1.