Palettes / Colors / #ECDDBD

#ECDDBD — Pale Brown

#ECDDBD is a brown color we call Pale 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 #ECDDBD 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.

#ECDDBD 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 #BCCBEB; it also sits naturally between #EBC5BC and #E3EBBC. 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 87% · Blue 74%

Cyan 0% · Magenta 6% · Yellow 20% · Key 7%

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

Previews

CSS code for #ECDDBD

.text { color: #ECDDBD; }
.background { background-color: #ECDDBD; }
.border { border: 3px solid #ECDDBD; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(236, 221, 189); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(41, 55%, 83%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #ECDDBD; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(236, 221, 189, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #ECDDBD; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(236, 221, 189, 0.8); }

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

Shades of #ECDDBD

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #BCCBEB:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #ECDDBD: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #ECDDBD

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 #ECDDBD 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 #ECDDBD 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

← #ECDDBC  ·  #ECDDBE →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #ECDDBD?

#ECDDBD is Pale Brown, a brown color (RGB 236, 221, 189). Its closest standard named color is Wheat.

What is the RGB and HSL of #ECDDBD?

#ECDDBD is RGB 236, 221, 189 — HSL 41°, 55%, 83% — CMYK 0%, 6%, 20%, 7%.

What colors go with #ECDDBD?

Its complement is #BCCBEB; analogous partners are #EBC5BC and #E3EBBC. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #ECDDBD for text?

Black text on #ECDDBD has a contrast ratio of 15.64:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.34:1.