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#EEDDD2 — Pale Muted Brown

#EEDDD2 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 #EEDDD2 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.

#EEDDD2 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 #D3E3EE; it also sits naturally between #EED3D5 and #EEEBD3. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.

#EEDDD2 · RGB 238, 221, 210

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Color values

HEX#EEDDD2
RGB238, 221, 210
HSL24°, 45%, 88%
HSV24°, 12%, 93%
CMYK0%, 7%, 12%, 7%
XYZ72.75, 74.54, 71.53
Yxy74.54, 0.3325, 0.3407
CIE-Lab89.18, 4.01, 7.48
Hunter Lab86.34, 3.99, 6.87

RGB & CMYK percentages

Red 93% · Green 87% · Blue 82%

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

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

Previews

Sample text in #EEDDD2 on black
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit.
Sample text in #EEDDD2 on white
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit.

CSS code for #EEDDD2

.text { color: #EEDDD2; }
.background { background-color: #EEDDD2; }
.border { border: 3px solid #EEDDD2; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(238, 221, 210); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(24, 45%, 88%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #EEDDD2; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(238, 221, 210, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #EEDDD2; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(238, 221, 210, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#EEDDD2">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#EEDDD2">Div content here</div>

Shades of #EEDDD2

#E3C7B5#D6AE94#CB9876#BE7F55#AA6B41#8D5835#6B4329#4E311D#2C1C11#0F0906

Tints of #EEDDD2

#F0E0D6#F1E3DA#F1E3DA#F2E6DE#F4E9E1#F5ECE5#F7EEE9#F7EEE9#F8F1ED#F9F4F0

Tones of #EEDDD2

#ECDED4#EADED7#E8DFD8#E6DFDB#E4E0DC#E2E0DF

Color harmonies

Complementary — #D3E3EE:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Against white text1.32:1 Fails
Against black text15.91:1 AAA

Best text color on #EEDDD2: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #EEDDD2

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 #EEDDD2: ·

How #EEDDD2 looks with color blindness

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

Protanopia · #E7E6D5Deuteranopia · #E8E9D5Tritanopia · #EDD7D7

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 #EEDDD2 rather than the exact color:

Vintage Paper
#582F0E · #7F4F24 · #936639 · #EDE0D4
Palette 999b84
#999B84 · #D8AC9C · #EFD9D1 · #F4EEED
Palette 331d2c
#331D2C · #3F2E3E · #A78295 · #EFE1D1
Royal Lagoon
#2C5888 · #547AC8 · #AE7638 · #EBDECE
Palette Ebe1d1
#EBE1D1 · #41644A · #0D4715 · #E9762B
Palette A8bba3
#A8BBA3 · #F7F4EA · #EBD9D1 · #B87C4C

Similar colors

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

#EDE0D4#EFD9D1#EFE1D1#EBDECE#EBE1D1#EBD9D1#EEDCD7#ECDED7#EAE0CF#EDD8CF#F1E2D1#E8DED2

Browse neighbouring colors

← #EEDDD1  ·  #EEDDD3 →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #EEDDD2?

#EEDDD2 is Pale Muted Brown, a brown color (RGB 238, 221, 210). Its closest standard named color is AntiqueWhite.

What is the RGB and HSL of #EEDDD2?

#EEDDD2 is RGB 238, 221, 210 — HSL 24°, 45%, 88% — CMYK 0%, 7%, 12%, 7%.

What colors go with #EEDDD2?

Its complement is #D3E3EE; analogous partners are #EED3D5 and #EEEBD3. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #EEDDD2 for text?

Black text on #EEDDD2 has a contrast ratio of 15.91:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.32:1.