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#EEDBD2 — Pale Muted Brown

#EEDBD2 is a brown color we call Pale Muted Brown, closest to the named color AntiqueWhite (#FAEBD7). It belongs to the brown family.

Color name

Closest CSS keyword: antiquewhite (#FAEBD7) — not an exact match. CSS antiquewhite gives you #FAEBD7, a different color; use #EEDBD2 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.

#EEDBD2 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 #D3E5EE; it also sits naturally between #EED3D8 and #EEE9D3. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.

#EEDBD2 · RGB 238, 219, 210

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Color values

HEX#EEDBD2
RGB238, 219, 210
HSL19°, 45%, 88%
HSV19°, 12%, 93%
CMYK0%, 8%, 12%, 7%
XYZ72.22, 73.49, 71.35
Yxy73.49, 0.3327, 0.3386
CIE-Lab88.68, 5.05, 6.77
Hunter Lab85.73, 5.02, 6.23

RGB & CMYK percentages

Red 93% · Green 86% · Blue 82%

Cyan 0% · Magenta 8% · Yellow 12% · Key 7%

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

Previews

Sample text in #EEDBD2 on black
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit.
Sample text in #EEDBD2 on white
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit.

CSS code for #EEDBD2

.text { color: #EEDBD2; }
.background { background-color: #EEDBD2; }
.border { border: 3px solid #EEDBD2; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(238, 219, 210); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(19, 45%, 88%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #EEDBD2; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(238, 219, 210, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #EEDBD2; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(238, 219, 210, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#EEDBD2">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#EEDBD2">Div content here</div>

Shades of #EEDBD2

#E3C4B5#D6A994#CB9176#BE7655#AA6241#8D5135#6B3E29#4E2D1D#2C1A11#0F0906

Tints of #EEDBD2

#F0DED6#F1E1DA#F1E1DA#F2E4DE#F4E7E1#F5EAE5#F7EDE9#F7EDE9#F8F0ED#F9F3F0

Tones of #EEDBD2

#ECDCD4#EADDD7#E8DDD8#E6DEDB#E4DFDC#E2E0DF

Color harmonies

Complementary — #D3E5EE:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Against white text1.34:1 Fails
Against black text15.70:1 AAA

Best text color on #EEDBD2: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #EEDBD2

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 #EEDBD2: ·

How #EEDBD2 looks with color blindness

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

Protanopia · #E6E6D4Deuteranopia · #E7E8D5Tritanopia · #EDD6D6

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 #EEDBD2 rather than the exact color:

Palette 999b84
#999B84 · #D8AC9C · #EFD9D1 · #F4EEED
Palette A8bba3
#A8BBA3 · #F7F4EA · #EBD9D1 · #B87C4C
Gentle Harbor
#EDD8CF · #C48B73 · #9E5D43 · #6E3E2B
Honey Petal
#A1372E · #58CF61 · #6359D0 · #EEDCD7
Vintage Paper
#582F0E · #7F4F24 · #936639 · #EDE0D4
Wild Ruby
#7C0E44 · #AA5E7A · #D49A9A · #F2DACE

Similar colors

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

#EFD9D1#EBD9D1#EDD8CF#EEDCD7#EDE0D4#F2DACE#EBDECE#E8DBD3#ECDED7#EFE1D1#F4D9D0#E8DED2

Browse neighbouring colors

← #EEDBD1  ·  #EEDBD3 →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #EEDBD2?

#EEDBD2 is Pale Muted Brown, a brown color (RGB 238, 219, 210). Its closest standard named color is AntiqueWhite.

What is the RGB and HSL of #EEDBD2?

#EEDBD2 is RGB 238, 219, 210 — HSL 19°, 45%, 88% — CMYK 0%, 8%, 12%, 7%.

What colors go with #EEDBD2?

Its complement is #D3E5EE; analogous partners are #EED3D8 and #EEE9D3. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #EEDBD2 for text?

Black text on #EEDBD2 has a contrast ratio of 15.70:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.34:1.