Palettes / Colors / #EEE2DE

#EEE2DE — Pale Muted Brown

#EEE2DE is a brown color we call Pale Muted Brown, closest to the named color AntiqueWhite (#FAEBD7). It belongs to the brown family.

#EEE2DE 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 #DDEAEE; it also sits naturally between #EEDDE1 and #EEEADD. 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 89% · Blue 87%

Cyan 0% · Magenta 5% · Yellow 7% · Key 7%

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

Previews

CSS code for #EEE2DE

.text { color: #EEE2DE; }
.background { background-color: #EEE2DE; }
.border { border: 3px solid #EEE2DE; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(238, 226, 222); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(15, 32%, 90%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #EEE2DE; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(238, 226, 222, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #EEE2DE; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(238, 226, 222, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#EEE2DE">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#EEE2DE">Div content here</div>

Shades of #EEE2DE

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #DDEAEE:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #EEE2DE: #000000.

How #EEE2DE 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 #EEE2DE

Palettes with a similar color

These palettes use a close neighbour of #EEE2DE 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

← #EEE2DD  ·  #EEE2DF →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #EEE2DE?

#EEE2DE is Pale Muted Brown, a brown color (RGB 238, 226, 222). Its closest standard named color is AntiqueWhite.

What is the RGB and HSL of #EEE2DE?

#EEE2DE is RGB 238, 226, 222 — HSL 15°, 32%, 90% — CMYK 0%, 5%, 7%, 7%.

What colors go with #EEE2DE?

Its complement is #DDEAEE; analogous partners are #EEDDE1 and #EEEADD. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #EEE2DE for text?

Black text on #EEE2DE has a contrast ratio of 16.57:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.27:1.