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#ECDDCC — Pale Muted Brown

#ECDDCC 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 #ECDDCC 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.

#ECDDCC 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 #CBDAEC; it also sits naturally between #ECCCCB and #EBECCB. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.

#ECDDCC · RGB 236, 221, 204

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Color values

HEX#ECDDCC
RGB236, 221, 204
HSL32°, 46%, 86%
HSV32°, 14%, 93%
CMYK0%, 6%, 14%, 7%
XYZ71.35, 73.91, 67.63
Yxy73.91, 0.3351, 0.3472
CIE-Lab88.88, 2.35, 10.18
Hunter Lab85.97, 2.33, 9.20

RGB & CMYK percentages

Red 93% · Green 87% · Blue 80%

Cyan 0% · Magenta 6% · Yellow 14% · Key 7%

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

Previews

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

CSS code for #ECDDCC

.text { color: #ECDDCC; }
.background { background-color: #ECDDCC; }
.border { border: 3px solid #ECDDCC; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(236, 221, 204); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(32, 46%, 86%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #ECDDCC; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(236, 221, 204, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #ECDDCC; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(236, 221, 204, 0.8); }

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

Shades of #ECDDCC

#E1C9AD#D6B58F#C99F6E#BE8B50#A8763E#8A6133#6C4C28#4A351C#2D2011#0F0B06

Tints of #ECDDCC

#EDDFCF#EEE1D2#F0E4D6#F1E6DA#F3E9DD#F4EBE1#F5EEE5#F7F0E9#F8F3EC#F9F5F0

Tones of #ECDDCC

#E9DCCD#E7DCD0#E5DCD2#E2DCD4#E0DCD7#DEDBD9

Color harmonies

Complementary — #CBDAEC:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Against white text1.33:1 Fails
Against black text15.78:1 AAA

Best text color on #ECDDCC: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #ECDDCC

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 #ECDDCC: ·

How #ECDDCC looks with color blindness

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

Protanopia · #E6E5D0Deuteranopia · #E6E8D1Tritanopia · #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 #ECDDCC rather than the exact color:

Palette 181c14
#181C14 · #3C3D37 · #697565 · #ECDFCC
Palette 1e201e
#1E201E · #3C3D37 · #697565 · #ECDFCC
Palette A5b68d
#A5B68D · #ECDFCC · #FCFAEE · #DA8359
Royal Lagoon
#2C5888 · #547AC8 · #AE7638 · #EBDECE
Palette 607456
#607456 · #EEE0CC · #BA6A4C · #7B2525
Palette Fcf8e8
#FCF8E8 · #ECDFC8 · #ECB390 · #DF7861

Similar colors

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

#ECDFCC#EBDECE#EEE0CC#ECDFC8#EAE0CF#EEE0C9#E8DFCA#EADBC8#E8DEC9#EBE2CC#EEDCC7#EDDBC7

Browse neighbouring colors

← #ECDDCB  ·  #ECDDCD →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #ECDDCC?

#ECDDCC is Pale Muted Brown, a brown color (RGB 236, 221, 204). Its closest standard named color is Bisque.

What is the RGB and HSL of #ECDDCC?

#ECDDCC is RGB 236, 221, 204 — HSL 32°, 46%, 86% — CMYK 0%, 6%, 14%, 7%.

What colors go with #ECDDCC?

Its complement is #CBDAEC; analogous partners are #ECCCCB and #EBECCB. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #ECDDCC for text?

Black text on #ECDDCC has a contrast ratio of 15.78:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.33:1.