Palettes / Colors / #EEDCD4

#EEDCD4 — Pale Muted Brown

#EEDCD4 is a brown color we call Pale Muted Brown, closest to the named color AntiqueWhite (#FAEBD7). It belongs to the brown family.

#EEDCD4 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 #D3E6EE; it also sits naturally between #EED3D9 and #EEE8D3. 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 83%

Cyan 0% · Magenta 8% · Yellow 11% · Key 7%

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

Previews

CSS code for #EEDCD4

.text { color: #EEDCD4; }
.background { background-color: #EEDCD4; }
.border { border: 3px solid #EEDCD4; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(238, 220, 212); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(18, 43%, 88%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #EEDCD4; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(238, 220, 212, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #EEDCD4; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(238, 220, 212, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#EEDCD4">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#EEDCD4">Div content here</div>

Shades of #EEDCD4

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #D3E6EE:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #EEDCD4: #000000.

How #EEDCD4 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 #EEDCD4 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

← #EEDCD3  ·  #EEDCD5 →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #EEDCD4?

#EEDCD4 is Pale Muted Brown, a brown color (RGB 238, 220, 212). Its closest standard named color is AntiqueWhite.

What is the RGB and HSL of #EEDCD4?

#EEDCD4 is RGB 238, 220, 212 — HSL 18°, 43%, 88% — CMYK 0%, 8%, 11%, 7%.

What colors go with #EEDCD4?

Its complement is #D3E6EE; analogous partners are #EED3D9 and #EEE8D3. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #EEDCD4 for text?

Black text on #EEDCD4 has a contrast ratio of 15.82:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.33:1.