Palettes / Colors / #EDDAC4

#EDDAC4 — Pale Muted Brown

#EDDAC4 is a brown color we call Pale Muted Brown, closest to the named color Wheat (#F5DEB3). It belongs to the brown family.

#EDDAC4 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 #C4D7ED; it also sits naturally between #EDC6C4 and #ECEDC4. 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 85% · Blue 77%

Cyan 0% · Magenta 8% · Yellow 17% · Key 7%

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

Previews

CSS code for #EDDAC4

.text { color: #EDDAC4; }
.background { background-color: #EDDAC4; }
.border { border: 3px solid #EDDAC4; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(237, 218, 196); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(32, 53%, 85%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #EDDAC4; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(237, 218, 196, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #EDDAC4; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(237, 218, 196, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#EDDAC4">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#EDDAC4">Div content here</div>

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #C4D7ED:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #EDDAC4: #000000.

How #EDDAC4 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 #EDDAC4 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

← #EDDAC3  ·  #EDDAC5 →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #EDDAC4?

#EDDAC4 is Pale Muted Brown, a brown color (RGB 237, 218, 196). Its closest standard named color is Wheat.

What is the RGB and HSL of #EDDAC4?

#EDDAC4 is RGB 237, 218, 196 — HSL 32°, 53%, 85% — CMYK 0%, 8%, 17%, 7%.

What colors go with #EDDAC4?

Its complement is #C4D7ED; analogous partners are #EDC6C4 and #ECEDC4. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #EDDAC4 for text?

Black text on #EDDAC4 has a contrast ratio of 15.43:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.36:1.