Palettes / Colors / #EED7CC

#EED7CC — Pale Muted Brown

#EED7CC 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 #EED7CC 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.

#EED7CC 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 #CDE4EE; it also sits naturally between #EECDD3 and #EEE8CD. 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 84% · Blue 80%

Cyan 0% · Magenta 10% · Yellow 14% · Key 7%

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

Previews

CSS code for #EED7CC

.text { color: #EED7CC; }
.background { background-color: #EED7CC; }
.border { border: 3px solid #EED7CC; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(238, 215, 204); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(19, 50%, 87%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #EED7CC; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(238, 215, 204, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #EED7CC; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(238, 215, 204, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#EED7CC">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#EED7CC">Div content here</div>

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #CDE4EE:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #EED7CC: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #EED7CC

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 #EED7CC 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 #EED7CC 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

← #EED7CB  ·  #EED7CD →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #EED7CC?

#EED7CC is Pale Muted Brown, a brown color (RGB 238, 215, 204). Its closest standard named color is Bisque.

What is the RGB and HSL of #EED7CC?

#EED7CC is RGB 238, 215, 204 — HSL 19°, 50%, 87% — CMYK 0%, 10%, 14%, 7%.

What colors go with #EED7CC?

Its complement is #CDE4EE; analogous partners are #EECDD3 and #EEE8CD. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #EED7CC for text?

Black text on #EED7CC has a contrast ratio of 15.23:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.38:1.