Palettes / Colors / #EEDDC9

#EEDDC9 — Pale Muted Brown

#EEDDC9 is a brown color we call Pale Muted Brown, closest to the named color Bisque (#FFE4C4). It belongs to the brown family.

#EEDDC9 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 #C9DAEE; it also sits naturally between #EECAC9 and #EDEEC9. 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 87% · Blue 79%

Cyan 0% · Magenta 7% · Yellow 16% · Key 7%

Previews

CSS code for #EEDDC9

.text { color: #EEDDC9; }
.background { background-color: #EEDDC9; }
.border { border: 3px solid #EEDDC9; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(238, 221, 201); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(32, 52%, 86%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #EEDDC9; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(238, 221, 201, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #EEDDC9; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(238, 221, 201, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#EEDDC9">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#EEDDC9">Div content here</div>

Shades of #EEDDC9

Tints of #EEDDC9

Tones of #EEDDC9

Color harmonies

Complementary — #C9DAEE:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #EEDDC9: #000000.

How #EEDDC9 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 #EEDDC9 or a close neighbour

Similar colors

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

Browse neighbouring colors

← #EEDDC8  ·  #EEDDCA →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #EEDDC9?

#EEDDC9 is Pale Muted Brown, a brown color (RGB 238, 221, 201). Its closest standard named color is Bisque.

What is the RGB and HSL of #EEDDC9?

#EEDDC9 is RGB 238, 221, 201 — HSL 32°, 52%, 86% — CMYK 0%, 7%, 16%, 7%.

What colors go with #EEDDC9?

Its complement is #C9DAEE; analogous partners are #EECAC9 and #EDEEC9. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #EEDDC9 for text?

Black text on #EEDDC9 has a contrast ratio of 15.82:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.33:1.