Palettes / Colors / #ECD8CE

#ECD8CE — Pale Muted Brown

#ECD8CE 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 #ECD8CE 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.

#ECD8CE 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 #CFE3EC; it also sits naturally between #ECCFD4 and #ECE8CF. 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 85% · Blue 81%

Cyan 0% · Magenta 8% · Yellow 13% · Key 7%

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

Previews

CSS code for #ECD8CE

.text { color: #ECD8CE; }
.background { background-color: #ECD8CE; }
.border { border: 3px solid #ECD8CE; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(236, 216, 206); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(20, 44%, 87%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #ECD8CE; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(236, 216, 206, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #ECD8CE; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(236, 216, 206, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#ECD8CE">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#ECD8CE">Div content here</div>

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #CFE3EC:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #ECD8CE: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #ECD8CE

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 #ECD8CE 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 #ECD8CE 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

← #ECD8CD  ·  #ECD8CF →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #ECD8CE?

#ECD8CE is Pale Muted Brown, a brown color (RGB 236, 216, 206). Its closest standard named color is Gainsboro.

What is the RGB and HSL of #ECD8CE?

#ECD8CE is RGB 236, 216, 206 — HSL 20°, 44%, 87% — CMYK 0%, 8%, 13%, 7%.

What colors go with #ECD8CE?

Its complement is #CFE3EC; analogous partners are #ECCFD4 and #ECE8CF. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #ECD8CE for text?

Black text on #ECD8CE has a contrast ratio of 15.28:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.37:1.