Palettes / Colors / #EDDED9

#EDDED9 — Pale Muted Brown

#EDDED9 is a brown color we call Pale Muted Brown, closest to the named color Gainsboro (#DCDCDC). It belongs to the brown family.

#EDDED9 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 #D9E8ED; it also sits naturally between #EDD9DE and #EDE8D9. 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 87% · Blue 85%

Cyan 0% · Magenta 6% · Yellow 8% · Key 7%

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

Previews

CSS code for #EDDED9

.text { color: #EDDED9; }
.background { background-color: #EDDED9; }
.border { border: 3px solid #EDDED9; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(237, 222, 217); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(15, 36%, 89%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #EDDED9; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(237, 222, 217, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #EDDED9; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(237, 222, 217, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#EDDED9">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#EDDED9">Div content here</div>

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #D9E8ED:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #EDDED9: #000000.

How #EDDED9 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 #EDDED9 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

← #EDDED8  ·  #EDDEDA →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #EDDED9?

#EDDED9 is Pale Muted Brown, a brown color (RGB 237, 222, 217). Its closest standard named color is Gainsboro.

What is the RGB and HSL of #EDDED9?

#EDDED9 is RGB 237, 222, 217 — HSL 15°, 36%, 89% — CMYK 0%, 6%, 8%, 7%.

What colors go with #EDDED9?

Its complement is #D9E8ED; analogous partners are #EDD9DE and #EDE8D9. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #EDDED9 for text?

Black text on #EDDED9 has a contrast ratio of 16.05:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.31:1.