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#EEDECA — Pale Muted Brown

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

Color name

Closest CSS keyword: bisque (#FFE4C4) — not an exact match. CSS bisque gives you #FFE4C4, a different color; use #EEDECA 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.

#EEDECA 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 #C9D9EE; it also sits naturally between #EECBC9 and #ECEEC9. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.

#EEDECA · RGB 238, 222, 202

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Color values

HEX#EEDECA
RGB238, 222, 202
HSL33°, 51%, 86%
HSV33°, 15%, 93%
CMYK0%, 7%, 15%, 7%
XYZ72.04, 74.68, 66.50
Yxy74.68, 0.3379, 0.3503
CIE-Lab89.24, 2.24, 11.77
Hunter Lab86.42, 2.22, 10.56

RGB & CMYK percentages

Red 93% · Green 87% · Blue 79%

Cyan 0% · Magenta 7% · Yellow 15% · Key 7%

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

Previews

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

CSS code for #EEDECA

.text { color: #EEDECA; }
.background { background-color: #EEDECA; }
.border { border: 3px solid #EEDECA; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(238, 222, 202); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(33, 51%, 86%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #EEDECA; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(238, 222, 202, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #EEDECA; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(238, 222, 202, 0.8); }

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

Shades of #EEDECA

#E4CAAA#DAB68B#CEA169#C48D4A#AD7938#8E632E#704E24#4D3619#2E200F#0F0B05

Tints of #EEDECA

#EFE0CD#F0E2D1#F1E4D5#F3E7D8#F4E9DC#F5ECE0#F6EEE4#F8F0E8#F9F3EC#FAF5F0

Tones of #EEDECA

#EBDDCC#E8DDCE#E6DCD1#E3DCD3#E1DCD6#DEDCD9

Color harmonies

Complementary — #C9D9EE:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Against white text1.32:1 Fails
Against black text15.94:1 AAA

Best text color on #EEDECA: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #EEDECA

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 #EEDECA: ·

How #EEDECA looks with color blindness

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

Protanopia · #E7E7CFDeuteranopia · #E8E9D0Tritanopia · #EDD3D4

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 #EEDECA rather than the exact color:

Palette 96b6c5
#96B6C5 · #ADC4CE · #EEE0C9 · #F1F0E8
Palette 607456
#607456 · #EEE0CC · #BA6A4C · #7B2525
Palette Fcf8e8
#FCF8E8 · #ECDFC8 · #ECB390 · #DF7861
Palette 181c14
#181C14 · #3C3D37 · #697565 · #ECDFCC
Palette 1e201e
#1E201E · #3C3D37 · #697565 · #ECDFCC
Palette A5b68d
#A5B68D · #ECDFCC · #FCFAEE · #DA8359

Similar colors

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

#EEE0C9#EEE0CC#ECDFC8#ECDFCC#F1DEC9#EEDCC7#EDDBC7#EDDCC6#EBDECE#F1DEC6#EFE3CA#EEE3CB

Browse neighbouring colors

← #EEDEC9  ·  #EEDECB →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #EEDECA?

#EEDECA is Pale Muted Brown, a brown color (RGB 238, 222, 202). Its closest standard named color is Bisque.

What is the RGB and HSL of #EEDECA?

#EEDECA is RGB 238, 222, 202 — HSL 33°, 51%, 86% — CMYK 0%, 7%, 15%, 7%.

What colors go with #EEDECA?

Its complement is #C9D9EE; analogous partners are #EECBC9 and #ECEEC9. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #EEDECA for text?

Black text on #EEDECA has a contrast ratio of 15.94:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.32:1.