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#ECDCCC — Pale Muted Brown

#ECDCCC is a brown color we call Pale Muted Brown, closest to the named color Bisque (#FFE4C4). It belongs to the brown family.

Color name

Closest CSS keyword: bisque (#FFE4C4) — not an exact match. CSS bisque gives you #FFE4C4, a different color; use #ECDCCC 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.

#ECDCCC 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 #CBDBEC; it also sits naturally between #ECCBCB and #ECECCB. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.

#ECDCCC · RGB 236, 220, 204

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Color values

HEX#ECDCCC
RGB236, 220, 204
HSL30°, 46%, 86%
HSV30°, 14%, 93%
CMYK0%, 7%, 14%, 7%
XYZ71.08, 73.38, 67.54
Yxy73.38, 0.3353, 0.3461
CIE-Lab88.63, 2.87, 9.82
Hunter Lab85.66, 2.84, 8.88

RGB & CMYK percentages

Red 93% · Green 86% · Blue 80%

Cyan 0% · Magenta 7% · Yellow 14% · Key 7%

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

Previews

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

CSS code for #ECDCCC

.text { color: #ECDCCC; }
.background { background-color: #ECDCCC; }
.border { border: 3px solid #ECDCCC; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(236, 220, 204); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(30, 46%, 86%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #ECDCCC; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(236, 220, 204, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #ECDCCC; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(236, 220, 204, 0.8); }

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

Shades of #ECDCCC

#E1C7AD#D6B38F#C99C6E#BE8750#A8733E#8A5E33#6C4A28#4A331C#2D1F11#0F0A06

Tints of #ECDCCC

#EDDECF#EEE0D2#F0E3D6#F1E6DA#F3E8DD#F4EBE1#F5EDE5#F7F0E9#F8F2EC#F9F5F0

Tones of #ECDCCC

#E9DBCD#E7DBD0#E5DBD2#E2DBD4#E0DBD7#DEDBD9

Color harmonies

Complementary — #CBDBEC:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Against white text1.34:1 Fails
Against black text15.68:1 AAA

Best text color on #ECDCCC: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #ECDCCC

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 #ECDCCC: ·

How #ECDCCC looks with color blindness

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

Protanopia · #E5E5D0Deuteranopia · #E6E7D1Tritanopia · #EBD3D4

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 #ECDCCC rather than the exact color:

Royal Lagoon
#2C5888 · #547AC8 · #AE7638 · #EBDECE
Palette 181c14
#181C14 · #3C3D37 · #697565 · #ECDFCC
Palette 1e201e
#1E201E · #3C3D37 · #697565 · #ECDFCC
Palette A5b68d
#A5B68D · #ECDFCC · #FCFAEE · #DA8359
Palette 607456
#607456 · #EEE0CC · #BA6A4C · #7B2525
Palette F8f0e5
#F8F0E5 · #EADBC8 · #DAC0A3 · #102C57

Similar colors

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

#EBDECE#ECDFCC#EEE0CC#EADBC8#ECDFC8#EDD8CF#EDDBC7#E8DEC9#EAE0CF#E8DFCA#EEE0C9#EEDCC7

Browse neighbouring colors

← #ECDCCB  ·  #ECDCCD →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #ECDCCC?

#ECDCCC is Pale Muted Brown, a brown color (RGB 236, 220, 204). Its closest standard named color is Bisque.

What is the RGB and HSL of #ECDCCC?

#ECDCCC is RGB 236, 220, 204 — HSL 30°, 46%, 86% — CMYK 0%, 7%, 14%, 7%.

What colors go with #ECDCCC?

Its complement is #CBDBEC; analogous partners are #ECCBCB and #ECECCB. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #ECDCCC for text?

Black text on #ECDCCC has a contrast ratio of 15.68:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.34:1.