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#EEDBCE — Pale Muted Brown

#EEDBCE 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 #EEDBCE 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.

#EEDBCE 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 #CEE1EE; it also sits naturally between #EECED1 and #EEEBCE. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.

#EEDBCE · RGB 238, 219, 206

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Color values

HEX#EEDBCE
RGB238, 219, 206
HSL24°, 48%, 87%
HSV24°, 13%, 93%
CMYK0%, 8%, 13%, 7%
XYZ71.73, 73.30, 68.76
Yxy73.30, 0.3355, 0.3428
CIE-Lab88.59, 4.41, 8.74
Hunter Lab85.61, 4.38, 7.95

RGB & CMYK percentages

Red 93% · Green 86% · Blue 81%

Cyan 0% · Magenta 8% · Yellow 13% · Key 7%

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

Previews

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

CSS code for #EEDBCE

.text { color: #EEDBCE; }
.background { background-color: #EEDBCE; }
.border { border: 3px solid #EEDBCE; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(238, 219, 206); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(24, 48%, 87%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #EEDBCE; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(238, 219, 206, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #EEDBCE; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(238, 219, 206, 0.8); }

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

Shades of #EEDBCE

#E3C4B0#D7AB8E#CD9570#C27E51#AE6A3D#8C5531#6D4326#4F301C#2D1C10#0F0905

Tints of #EEDBCE

#EFDDD2#F0E0D5#F2E3D9#F3E6DD#F4E9E1#F4E9E1#F6EBE5#F7EEE8#F8F1EC#FAF4F0

Tones of #EEDBCE

#EBDBD0#E9DCD3#E7DCD5#E5DCD7#E2DDD9#E0DDDC

Color harmonies

Complementary — #CEE1EE:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Against white text1.34:1 Fails
Against black text15.66:1 AAA

Best text color on #EEDBCE: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #EEDBCE

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 #EEDBCE: ·

How #EEDBCE looks with color blindness

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

Protanopia · #E6E6D1Deuteranopia · #E7E8D2Tritanopia · #EDD4D4

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 #EEDBCE rather than the exact color:

Gentle Harbor
#EDD8CF · #C48B73 · #9E5D43 · #6E3E2B
Palette 999b84
#999B84 · #D8AC9C · #EFD9D1 · #F4EEED
Wild Ruby
#7C0E44 · #AA5E7A · #D49A9A · #F2DACE
Royal Lagoon
#2C5888 · #547AC8 · #AE7638 · #EBDECE
Palette A8bba3
#A8BBA3 · #F7F4EA · #EBD9D1 · #B87C4C
Palette 181c14
#181C14 · #3C3D37 · #697565 · #ECDFCC

Similar colors

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

#EDD8CF#EFD9D1#F2DACE#EBDECE#EBD9D1#ECDFCC#EEE0CC#EAE0CF#F1DEC9#F4D9D0#F4DCCB#EFE1D1

Browse neighbouring colors

← #EEDBCD  ·  #EEDBCF →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #EEDBCE?

#EEDBCE is Pale Muted Brown, a brown color (RGB 238, 219, 206). Its closest standard named color is Bisque.

What is the RGB and HSL of #EEDBCE?

#EEDBCE is RGB 238, 219, 206 — HSL 24°, 48%, 87% — CMYK 0%, 8%, 13%, 7%.

What colors go with #EEDBCE?

Its complement is #CEE1EE; analogous partners are #EECED1 and #EEEBCE. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #EEDBCE for text?

Black text on #EEDBCE has a contrast ratio of 15.66:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.34:1.