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#EFDBD1 — Pale Muted Brown

#EFDBD1 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 #EFDBD1 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.

#EFDBD1 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 #D2E5EF; it also sits naturally between #EFD2D7 and #EFEAD2. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.

#EFDBD1 · RGB 239, 219, 209

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Color values

HEX#EFDBD1
RGB239, 219, 209
HSL20°, 48%, 88%
HSV20°, 13%, 94%
CMYK0%, 8%, 13%, 6%
XYZ72.44, 73.62, 70.71
Yxy73.62, 0.3342, 0.3396
CIE-Lab88.74, 5.24, 7.39
Hunter Lab85.80, 5.21, 6.78

RGB & CMYK percentages

Red 94% · Green 86% · Blue 82%

Cyan 0% · Magenta 8% · Yellow 13% · Key 6%

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

Previews

Sample text in #EFDBD1 on black
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit.
Sample text in #EFDBD1 on white
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit.

CSS code for #EFDBD1

.text { color: #EFDBD1; }
.background { background-color: #EFDBD1; }
.border { border: 3px solid #EFDBD1; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(239, 219, 209); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(20, 48%, 88%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #EFDBD1; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(239, 219, 209, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #EFDBD1; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(239, 219, 209, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#EFDBD1">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#EFDBD1">Div content here</div>

Shades of #EFDBD1

#E4C4B4#D9A992#CE9273#C27751#AE633D#8F5132#6D3E26#4F2D1C#2D1A10#0F0905

Tints of #EFDBD1

#F0DED5#F2E1D9#F2E1D9#F3E4DD#F4E7E1#F6EAE5#F7EDE8#F7EDE8#F8F0EC#FAF3F0

Tones of #EFDBD1

#EDDCD4#EBDDD6#E9DED8#E7DEDA#E5DFDC#E3E0DE

Color harmonies

Complementary — #D2E5EF:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Against white text1.34:1 Fails
Against black text15.72:1 AAA

Best text color on #EFDBD1: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #EFDBD1

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 #EFDBD1: ·

How #EFDBD1 looks with color blindness

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

Protanopia · #E6E6D3Deuteranopia · #E8E9D4Tritanopia · #EED5D6

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 #EFDBD1 rather than the exact color:

Palette 999b84
#999B84 · #D8AC9C · #EFD9D1 · #F4EEED
Gentle Harbor
#EDD8CF · #C48B73 · #9E5D43 · #6E3E2B
Wild Ruby
#7C0E44 · #AA5E7A · #D49A9A · #F2DACE
Palette A8bba3
#A8BBA3 · #F7F4EA · #EBD9D1 · #B87C4C
Palette 921a40
#921A40 · #C75B7A · #D9ABAB · #F4D9D0
Royal Lagoon
#2C5888 · #547AC8 · #AE7638 · #EBDECE

Similar colors

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

#EFD9D1#EDD8CF#F2DACE#EBD9D1#F4D9D0#EBDECE#EFE1D1#EDE0D4#EEDCD7#F5DAD2#F4DFD0#ECDFCC

Browse neighbouring colors

← #EFDBD0  ·  #EFDBD2 →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #EFDBD1?

#EFDBD1 is Pale Muted Brown, a brown color (RGB 239, 219, 209). Its closest standard named color is AntiqueWhite.

What is the RGB and HSL of #EFDBD1?

#EFDBD1 is RGB 239, 219, 209 — HSL 20°, 48%, 88% — CMYK 0%, 8%, 13%, 6%.

What colors go with #EFDBD1?

Its complement is #D2E5EF; analogous partners are #EFD2D7 and #EFEAD2. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #EFDBD1 for text?

Black text on #EFDBD1 has a contrast ratio of 15.72:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.34:1.