Palettes / Colors / #EDDFCA

#EDDFCA — Pale Muted Brown

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

#EDDFCA 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 #CAD8ED; it also sits naturally between #EDCDCA and #E9EDCA. 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 79%

Cyan 0% · Magenta 6% · Yellow 15% · Key 7%

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

Previews

CSS code for #EDDFCA

.text { color: #EDDFCA; }
.background { background-color: #EDDFCA; }
.border { border: 3px solid #EDDFCA; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(237, 223, 202); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(36, 49%, 86%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #EDDFCA; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(237, 223, 202, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #EDDFCA; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(237, 223, 202, 0.8); }

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

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #CAD8ED:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #EDDFCA: #000000.

How #EDDFCA 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 #EDDFCA 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

← #EDDFC9  ·  #EDDFCB →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #EDDFCA?

#EDDFCA is Pale Muted Brown, a brown color (RGB 237, 223, 202). Its closest standard named color is Bisque.

What is the RGB and HSL of #EDDFCA?

#EDDFCA is RGB 237, 223, 202 — HSL 36°, 49%, 86% — CMYK 0%, 6%, 15%, 7%.

What colors go with #EDDFCA?

Its complement is #CAD8ED; analogous partners are #EDCDCA and #E9EDCA. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #EDDFCA for text?

Black text on #EDDFCA has a contrast ratio of 16.01:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.31:1.