Palettes / Colors / #EDDBC2

#EDDBC2 — Pale Muted Brown

#EDDBC2 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 #EDDBC2 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.

#EDDBC2 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 #C4D5ED; it also sits naturally between #EDC8C4 and #EAEDC4. 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 86% · Blue 76%

Cyan 0% · Magenta 8% · Yellow 18% · Key 7%

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

Previews

CSS code for #EDDBC2

.text { color: #EDDBC2; }
.background { background-color: #EDDBC2; }
.border { border: 3px solid #EDDBC2; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(237, 219, 194); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(35, 54%, 85%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #EDDBC2; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(237, 219, 194, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #EDDBC2; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(237, 219, 194, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#EDDBC2">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#EDDBC2">Div content here</div>

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #C4D5ED:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #EDDBC2: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #EDDBC2

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 #EDDBC2 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 #EDDBC2 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

← #EDDBC1  ·  #EDDBC3 →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #EDDBC2?

#EDDBC2 is Pale Muted Brown, a brown color (RGB 237, 219, 194). Its closest standard named color is Wheat.

What is the RGB and HSL of #EDDBC2?

#EDDBC2 is RGB 237, 219, 194 — HSL 35°, 54%, 85% — CMYK 0%, 8%, 18%, 7%.

What colors go with #EDDBC2?

Its complement is #C4D5ED; analogous partners are #EDC8C4 and #EAEDC4. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #EDDBC2 for text?

Black text on #EDDBC2 has a contrast ratio of 15.51:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.35:1.