Palettes / Colors / #EDD1CA

#EDD1CA — Pale Muted Brown

#EDD1CA is a brown color we call Pale Muted Brown, closest to the named color Pink (#FFC0CB). It belongs to the brown family.

Color name

Closest CSS keyword: pink (#FFC0CB) — not an exact match. CSS pink gives you #FFC0CB, a different color; use #EDD1CA 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.

#EDD1CA 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 #CAE6ED; it also sits naturally between #EDCAD4 and #EDE2CA. 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 82% · Blue 79%

Cyan 0% · Magenta 12% · Yellow 15% · Key 7%

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

Previews

CSS code for #EDD1CA

.text { color: #EDD1CA; }
.background { background-color: #EDD1CA; }
.border { border: 3px solid #EDD1CA; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(237, 209, 202); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(12, 49%, 86%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #EDD1CA; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(237, 209, 202, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #EDD1CA; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(237, 209, 202, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#EDD1CA">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#EDD1CA">Div content here</div>

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #CAE6ED:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #EDD1CA: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #EDD1CA

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 #EDD1CA 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 #EDD1CA 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

← #EDD1C9  ·  #EDD1CB →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #EDD1CA?

#EDD1CA is Pale Muted Brown, a brown color (RGB 237, 209, 202). Its closest standard named color is Pink.

What is the RGB and HSL of #EDD1CA?

#EDD1CA is RGB 237, 209, 202 — HSL 12°, 49%, 86% — CMYK 0%, 12%, 15%, 7%.

What colors go with #EDD1CA?

Its complement is #CAE6ED; analogous partners are #EDCAD4 and #EDE2CA. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #EDD1CA for text?

Black text on #EDD1CA has a contrast ratio of 14.57:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.44:1.