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#EDDDCA — Pale Muted Brown

#EDDDCA 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 #EDDDCA 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.

#EDDDCA 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 #CADAED; it also sits naturally between #EDCCCA and #EBEDCA. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.

#EDDDCA · RGB 237, 221, 202

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Color values

HEX#EDDDCA
RGB237, 221, 202
HSL33°, 49%, 86%
HSV33°, 15%, 93%
CMYK0%, 7%, 15%, 7%
XYZ71.44, 73.98, 66.39
Yxy73.98, 0.3373, 0.3493
CIE-Lab88.91, 2.40, 11.29
Hunter Lab86.01, 2.37, 10.14

RGB & CMYK percentages

Red 93% · Green 87% · Blue 79%

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

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

Previews

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

CSS code for #EDDDCA

.text { color: #EDDDCA; }
.background { background-color: #EDDDCA; }
.border { border: 3px solid #EDDDCA; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(237, 221, 202); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(33, 49%, 86%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #EDDDCA; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(237, 221, 202, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #EDDDCA; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(237, 221, 202, 0.8); }

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

Shades of #EDDDCA

#E2CAAB#D8B68D#CCA06B#C28D4C#AB783B#8D6330#6E4E26#4C351A#2E2010#0F0B05

Tints of #EDDDCA

#EEDFCE#EFE2D1#F1E4D5#F2E7D9#F3E9DD#F5ECE1#F6EEE4#F7F0E8#F8F3EC#FAF5F0

Tones of #EDDDCA

#EADDCC#E8DDCF#E5DCD1#E3DCD4#E0DCD6#DEDCD9

Color harmonies

Complementary — #CADAED:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Against white text1.33:1 Fails
Against black text15.80:1 AAA

Best text color on #EDDDCA: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #EDDDCA

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 #EDDDCA: ·

How #EDDDCA looks with color blindness

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

Protanopia · #E6E6CFDeuteranopia · #E7E8D0Tritanopia · #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 #EDDDCA rather than the exact color:

Palette Fcf8e8
#FCF8E8 · #ECDFC8 · #ECB390 · #DF7861
Palette 181c14
#181C14 · #3C3D37 · #697565 · #ECDFCC
Palette 1e201e
#1E201E · #3C3D37 · #697565 · #ECDFCC
Palette A5b68d
#A5B68D · #ECDFCC · #FCFAEE · #DA8359
Wild Ruby Zephyr
#2761AA · #7F99E1 · #BB7C2B · #EEDCC7
Palette 96b6c5
#96B6C5 · #ADC4CE · #EEE0C9 · #F1F0E8

Similar colors

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

#ECDFC8#ECDFCC#EEDCC7#EEE0C9#EDDBC7#EEE0CC#EDDCC6#EADBC8#F1DEC9#EBDECE#E8DEC9#E8DFCA

Browse neighbouring colors

← #EDDDC9  ·  #EDDDCB →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #EDDDCA?

#EDDDCA is Pale Muted Brown, a brown color (RGB 237, 221, 202). Its closest standard named color is Bisque.

What is the RGB and HSL of #EDDDCA?

#EDDDCA is RGB 237, 221, 202 — HSL 33°, 49%, 86% — CMYK 0%, 7%, 15%, 7%.

What colors go with #EDDDCA?

Its complement is #CADAED; analogous partners are #EDCCCA and #EBEDCA. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #EDDDCA for text?

Black text on #EDDDCA has a contrast ratio of 15.80:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.33:1.