Palettes / Colors / #ECDCC4

#ECDCC4 — Pale Muted Brown

#ECDCC4 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 #ECDCC4 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.

#ECDCC4 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 #C5D5EC; it also sits naturally between #ECC9C5 and #E8ECC5. 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 86% · Blue 77%

Cyan 0% · Magenta 7% · Yellow 17% · Key 7%

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

Previews

CSS code for #ECDCC4

.text { color: #ECDCC4; }
.background { background-color: #ECDCC4; }
.border { border: 3px solid #ECDCC4; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(236, 220, 196); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(36, 51%, 85%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #ECDCC4; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(236, 220, 196, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #ECDCC4; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(236, 220, 196, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#ECDCC4">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#ECDCC4">Div content here</div>

Shades of #ECDCC4

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #C5D5EC:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #ECDCC4: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #ECDCC4

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 #ECDCC4 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 #ECDCC4 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

← #ECDCC3  ·  #ECDCC5 →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #ECDCC4?

#ECDCC4 is Pale Muted Brown, a brown color (RGB 236, 220, 196). Its closest standard named color is Wheat.

What is the RGB and HSL of #ECDCC4?

#ECDCC4 is RGB 236, 220, 196 — HSL 36°, 51%, 85% — CMYK 0%, 7%, 17%, 7%.

What colors go with #ECDCC4?

Its complement is #C5D5EC; analogous partners are #ECC9C5 and #E8ECC5. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #ECDCC4 for text?

Black text on #ECDCC4 has a contrast ratio of 15.60:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.35:1.