Palettes / Colors / #EEDCCE

#EEDCCE — Pale Muted Brown

#EEDCCE 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 #EEDCCE 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.

#EEDCCE 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 #CEE0EE; it also sits naturally between #EECED0 and #EEECCE. 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 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

CSS code for #EEDCCE

.text { color: #EEDCCE; }
.background { background-color: #EEDCCE; }
.border { border: 3px solid #EEDCCE; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(238, 220, 206); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(26, 48%, 87%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #EEDCCE; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(238, 220, 206, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #EEDCCE; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(238, 220, 206, 0.8); }

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

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #CEE0EE:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #EEDCCE: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #EEDCCE

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 #EEDCCE 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 #EEDCCE 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

← #EEDCCD  ·  #EEDCCF →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #EEDCCE?

#EEDCCE is Pale Muted Brown, a brown color (RGB 238, 220, 206). Its closest standard named color is AntiqueWhite.

What is the RGB and HSL of #EEDCCE?

#EEDCCE is RGB 238, 220, 206 — HSL 26°, 48%, 87% — CMYK 0%, 8%, 13%, 7%.

What colors go with #EEDCCE?

Its complement is #CEE0EE; analogous partners are #EECED0 and #EEECCE. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #EEDCCE for text?

Black text on #EEDCCE has a contrast ratio of 15.76:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.33:1.