Palettes / Colors / #EEDECE

#EEDECE — Pale Muted Brown

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

#EEDECE 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 #CEDEEE; it also sits naturally between #EECECE and #EEEECE. 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 81%

Cyan 0% · Magenta 7% · Yellow 13% · Key 7%

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

Previews

CSS code for #EEDECE

.text { color: #EEDECE; }
.background { background-color: #EEDECE; }
.border { border: 3px solid #EEDECE; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(238, 222, 206); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(30, 48%, 87%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #EEDECE; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(238, 222, 206, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #EEDECE; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(238, 222, 206, 0.8); }

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

Shades of #EEDECE

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Tones of #EEDECE

Color harmonies

Complementary — #CEDEEE:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #EEDECE: #000000.

How #EEDECE 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 #EEDECE 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

← #EEDECD  ·  #EEDECF →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #EEDECE?

#EEDECE is Pale Muted Brown, a brown color (RGB 238, 222, 206). Its closest standard named color is AntiqueWhite.

What is the RGB and HSL of #EEDECE?

#EEDECE is RGB 238, 222, 206 — HSL 30°, 48%, 87% — CMYK 0%, 7%, 13%, 7%.

What colors go with #EEDECE?

Its complement is #CEDEEE; analogous partners are #EECECE and #EEEECE. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #EEDECE for text?

Black text on #EEDECE has a contrast ratio of 15.98:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.31:1.