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#ECDACF — Pale Muted Brown

#ECDACF 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 #ECDACF 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.

#ECDACF 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 #D0E1EC; it also sits naturally between #ECD0D3 and #ECE9D0. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.

#ECDACF · RGB 236, 218, 207

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Color values

HEX#ECDACF
RGB236, 218, 207
HSL23°, 43%, 87%
HSV23°, 12%, 93%
CMYK0%, 8%, 12%, 7%
XYZ70.93, 72.48, 69.28
Yxy72.48, 0.3335, 0.3408
CIE-Lab88.20, 4.38, 7.63
Hunter Lab85.14, 4.34, 6.97

RGB & CMYK percentages

Red 93% · Green 85% · Blue 81%

Cyan 0% · Magenta 8% · Yellow 12% · Key 7%

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

Previews

Sample text in #ECDACF on black
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit.
Sample text in #ECDACF on white
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit.

CSS code for #ECDACF

.text { color: #ECDACF; }
.background { background-color: #ECDACF; }
.border { border: 3px solid #ECDACF; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(236, 218, 207); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(23, 43%, 87%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #ECDACF; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(236, 218, 207, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #ECDACF; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(236, 218, 207, 0.8); }

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

Shades of #ECDACF

#E0C4B2#D3AB92#C89474#BC7E57#A86A43#875536#6A432A#4D301F#2C1C11#0F0906

Tints of #ECDACF

#EEDDD3#EFE0D7#F0E3DB#F2E6DE#F3E9E2#F3E9E2#F5EBE5#F6EEE9#F8F1ED#F9F4F0

Tones of #ECDACF

#EADBD2#E8DBD4#E6DCD6#E4DCD8#E2DDDA#E0DDDC

Color harmonies

Complementary — #D0E1EC:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Against white text1.36:1 Fails
Against black text15.50:1 AAA

Best text color on #ECDACF: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #ECDACF

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:

100%
Sample heading text
Smaller body text shows the effect best.

Blended color: · Contrast against #ECDACF: ·

How #ECDACF looks with color blindness

Simulated with standard Machado color-vision-deficiency matrices — useful when this color carries meaning in charts, maps or interfaces:

Protanopia · #E4E4D2Deuteranopia · #E5E7D2Tritanopia · #EBD4D4

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:

Bootstrap light · #F8F9FAMaterial Grey 500 · #9E9E9EMaterial Yellow 500 · #FFEB3B

Palettes with a similar color

These palettes use a close neighbour of #ECDACF rather than the exact color:

Gentle Harbor
#EDD8CF · #C48B73 · #9E5D43 · #6E3E2B
Palette A8bba3
#A8BBA3 · #F7F4EA · #EBD9D1 · #B87C4C
Palette 999b84
#999B84 · #D8AC9C · #EFD9D1 · #F4EEED
Royal Lagoon
#2C5888 · #547AC8 · #AE7638 · #EBDECE
Smoky Dusk
#9A6C37 · #65C89A · #7F40B4 · #E8DBD3
Palette 181c14
#181C14 · #3C3D37 · #697565 · #ECDFCC

Similar colors

The closest colors that actually appear in our palette collection — click any to open its page:

#EDD8CF#EBD9D1#EFD9D1#EBDECE#E8DBD3#ECDFCC#F2DACE#EAE0CF#E8DED2#EEE0CC#EADBC8#EBE1D1

Browse neighbouring colors

← #ECDACE  ·  #ECDAD0 →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #ECDACF?

#ECDACF is Pale Muted Brown, a brown color (RGB 236, 218, 207). Its closest standard named color is Gainsboro.

What is the RGB and HSL of #ECDACF?

#ECDACF is RGB 236, 218, 207 — HSL 23°, 43%, 87% — CMYK 0%, 8%, 12%, 7%.

What colors go with #ECDACF?

Its complement is #D0E1EC; analogous partners are #ECD0D3 and #ECE9D0. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #ECDACF for text?

Black text on #ECDACF has a contrast ratio of 15.50:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.36:1.