Palettes / Colors / #ECCFC0

#ECCFC0 — Pale Muted Brown

#ECCFC0 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 #ECCFC0 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.

#ECCFC0 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 #C0DEEC; it also sits naturally between #ECC0C8 and #ECE5C0. 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 93% · Green 81% · Blue 75%

Cyan 0% · Magenta 12% · Yellow 19% · Key 7%

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

Previews

CSS code for #ECCFC0

.text { color: #ECCFC0; }
.background { background-color: #ECCFC0; }
.border { border: 3px solid #ECCFC0; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(236, 207, 192); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(20, 54%, 84%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #ECCFC0; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(236, 207, 192, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #ECCFC0; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(236, 207, 192, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#ECCFC0">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#ECCFC0">Div content here</div>

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #C0DEEC:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #ECCFC0: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #ECCFC0

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 #ECCFC0 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 #ECCFC0 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

← #ECCFBF  ·  #ECCFC1 →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #ECCFC0?

#ECCFC0 is Pale Muted Brown, a brown color (RGB 236, 207, 192). Its closest standard named color is Wheat.

What is the RGB and HSL of #ECCFC0?

#ECCFC0 is RGB 236, 207, 192 — HSL 20°, 54%, 84% — CMYK 0%, 12%, 19%, 7%.

What colors go with #ECCFC0?

Its complement is #C0DEEC; analogous partners are #ECC0C8 and #ECE5C0. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #ECCFC0 for text?

Black text on #ECCFC0 has a contrast ratio of 14.25:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.47:1.