Palettes / Colors / #ECDEC0

#ECDEC0 — Pale Muted Brown

#ECDEC0 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 #ECDEC0 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.

#ECDEC0 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 #C0CEEC; it also sits naturally between #ECC8C0 and #E4ECC0. 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 75%

Cyan 0% · Magenta 6% · Yellow 19% · Key 7%

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

Previews

CSS code for #ECDEC0

.text { color: #ECDEC0; }
.background { background-color: #ECDEC0; }
.border { border: 3px solid #ECDEC0; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(236, 222, 192); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(41, 54%, 84%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #ECDEC0; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(236, 222, 192, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #ECDEC0; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(236, 222, 192, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#ECDEC0">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#ECDEC0">Div content here</div>

Shades of #ECDEC0

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #C0CEEC:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #ECDEC0: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #ECDEC0

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 #ECDEC0 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 #ECDEC0 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

← #ECDEBF  ·  #ECDEC1 →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #ECDEC0?

#ECDEC0 is Pale Muted Brown, a brown color (RGB 236, 222, 192). Its closest standard named color is Wheat.

What is the RGB and HSL of #ECDEC0?

#ECDEC0 is RGB 236, 222, 192 — HSL 41°, 54%, 84% — CMYK 0%, 6%, 19%, 7%.

What colors go with #ECDEC0?

Its complement is #C0CEEC; analogous partners are #ECC8C0 and #E4ECC0. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #ECDEC0 for text?

Black text on #ECDEC0 has a contrast ratio of 15.78:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.33:1.