Palettes / Colors / #EBDFCD

#EBDFCD — Pale Muted Brown

#EBDFCD 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 #EBDFCD 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.

#EBDFCD 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 #CCD8EB; it also sits naturally between #EBCFCC and #E8EBCC. 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 5% · Yellow 13% · Key 8%

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

Previews

CSS code for #EBDFCD

.text { color: #EBDFCD; }
.background { background-color: #EBDFCD; }
.border { border: 3px solid #EBDFCD; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(235, 223, 205); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(36, 43%, 86%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #EBDFCD; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(235, 223, 205, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #EBDFCD; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(235, 223, 205, 0.8); }

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

Shades of #EBDFCD

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #CCD8EB:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #EBDFCD: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #EBDFCD

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 #EBDFCD 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 #EBDFCD 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

← #EBDFCC  ·  #EBDFCE →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #EBDFCD?

#EBDFCD is Pale Muted Brown, a brown color (RGB 235, 223, 205). Its closest standard named color is Gainsboro.

What is the RGB and HSL of #EBDFCD?

#EBDFCD is RGB 235, 223, 205 — HSL 36°, 43%, 86% — CMYK 0%, 5%, 13%, 8%.

What colors go with #EBDFCD?

Its complement is #CCD8EB; analogous partners are #EBCFCC and #E8EBCC. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #EBDFCD for text?

Black text on #EBDFCD has a contrast ratio of 15.97:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.32:1.