Palettes / Colors / #EDD2CA

#EDD2CA — Pale Muted Brown

#EDD2CA 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 #EDD2CA 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.

#EDD2CA 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 #CAE5ED; it also sits naturally between #EDCAD3 and #EDE3CA. 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 11% · Yellow 15% · Key 7%

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

Previews

CSS code for #EDD2CA

.text { color: #EDD2CA; }
.background { background-color: #EDD2CA; }
.border { border: 3px solid #EDD2CA; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(237, 210, 202); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(14, 49%, 86%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #EDD2CA; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(237, 210, 202, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #EDD2CA; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(237, 210, 202, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#EDD2CA">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#EDD2CA">Div content here</div>

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #CAE5ED:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #EDD2CA: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #EDD2CA

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 #EDD2CA 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 #EDD2CA 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

← #EDD2C9  ·  #EDD2CB →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #EDD2CA?

#EDD2CA is Pale Muted Brown, a brown color (RGB 237, 210, 202). Its closest standard named color is Pink.

What is the RGB and HSL of #EDD2CA?

#EDD2CA is RGB 237, 210, 202 — HSL 14°, 49%, 86% — CMYK 0%, 11%, 15%, 7%.

What colors go with #EDD2CA?

Its complement is #CAE5ED; analogous partners are #EDCAD3 and #EDE3CA. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #EDD2CA for text?

Black text on #EDD2CA has a contrast ratio of 14.67:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.43:1.