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#EDDBCB — Pale Muted Brown

#EDDBCB is a brown color we call Pale Muted Brown, closest to the named color Bisque (#FFE4C4). It belongs to the brown family.

Color name

Closest CSS keyword: bisque (#FFE4C4) — not an exact match. CSS bisque gives you #FFE4C4, a different color; use #EDDBCB 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.

#EDDBCB 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 #CADCED; it also sits naturally between #EDCACB and #EDECCA. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.

#EDDBCB · RGB 237, 219, 203

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Color values

HEX#EDDBCB
RGB237, 219, 203
HSL28°, 49%, 86%
HSV28°, 14%, 93%
CMYK0%, 8%, 14%, 7%
XYZ71.04, 72.98, 66.84
Yxy72.98, 0.3369, 0.3461
CIE-Lab88.44, 3.59, 10.09
Hunter Lab85.43, 3.55, 9.10

RGB & CMYK percentages

Red 93% · Green 86% · Blue 80%

Cyan 0% · Magenta 8% · Yellow 14% · Key 7%

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

Previews

Sample text in #EDDBCB on black
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit.
Sample text in #EDDBCB on white
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit.

CSS code for #EDDBCB

.text { color: #EDDBCB; }
.background { background-color: #EDDBCB; }
.border { border: 3px solid #EDDBCB; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(237, 219, 203); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(28, 49%, 86%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #EDDBCB; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(237, 219, 203, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #EDDBCB; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(237, 219, 203, 0.8); }

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

Shades of #EDDBCB

#E2C5AB#D8B08D#CC986B#C2834C#AB6F3B#8D5B30#6E4826#4C311A#2E1E10#0F0A05

Tints of #EDDBCB

#EEDDCE#EFDFD1#F1E2D5#F2E5D9#F3E7DD#F5EAE1#F6EDE4#F7EFE8#F8F2EC#FAF4F0

Tones of #EDDBCB

#EADACC#E8DACF#E5DBD1#E3DBD4#E0DBD6#DEDBD9

Color harmonies

Complementary — #CADCED:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Against white text1.35:1 Fails
Against black text15.60:1 AAA

Best text color on #EDDBCB: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #EDDBCB

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:

100%
Sample heading text
Smaller body text shows the effect best.

Blended color: · Contrast against #EDDBCB: ·

How #EDDBCB looks with color blindness

Simulated with standard Machado color-vision-deficiency matrices — useful when this color carries meaning in charts, maps or interfaces:

Protanopia · #E5E5CFDeuteranopia · #E6E8D0Tritanopia · #ECD2D3

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:

Bootstrap light · #F8F9FAMaterial Grey 500 · #9E9E9EMaterial Yellow 500 · #FFEB3B

Palettes with a similar color

These palettes use a close neighbour of #EDDBCB rather than the exact color:

Palette A7727d
#A7727D · #EDDBC7 · #F8EAD8 · #F9F5E7
Wild Ruby Zephyr
#2761AA · #7F99E1 · #BB7C2B · #EEDCC7
Palette 181c14
#181C14 · #3C3D37 · #697565 · #ECDFCC
Palette 1e201e
#1E201E · #3C3D37 · #697565 · #ECDFCC
Palette A5b68d
#A5B68D · #ECDFCC · #FCFAEE · #DA8359
Palette F8f0e5
#F8F0E5 · #EADBC8 · #DAC0A3 · #102C57

Similar colors

The closest colors that actually appear in our palette collection — click any to open its page:

#EDDBC7#EEDCC7#ECDFCC#EADBC8#EBDECE#EDD8CF#ECDFC8#EDDCC6#EEE0CC#F1DEC9#EEE0C9#F2DACE

Browse neighbouring colors

← #EDDBCA  ·  #EDDBCC →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #EDDBCB?

#EDDBCB is Pale Muted Brown, a brown color (RGB 237, 219, 203). Its closest standard named color is Bisque.

What is the RGB and HSL of #EDDBCB?

#EDDBCB is RGB 237, 219, 203 — HSL 28°, 49%, 86% — CMYK 0%, 8%, 14%, 7%.

What colors go with #EDDBCB?

Its complement is #CADCED; analogous partners are #EDCACB and #EDECCA. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #EDDBCB for text?

Black text on #EDDBCB has a contrast ratio of 15.60:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.35:1.