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#EFDCCE — Pale Muted Brown

#EFDCCE 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 #EFDCCE 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.

#EFDCCE 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 #CDE1EF; it also sits naturally between #EFCDD0 and #EFECCD. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.

#EFDCCE · RGB 239, 220, 206

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Color values

HEX#EFDCCE
RGB239, 220, 206
HSL25°, 51%, 87%
HSV25°, 14%, 94%
CMYK0%, 8%, 14%, 6%
XYZ72.33, 73.99, 68.86
Yxy73.99, 0.3361, 0.3439
CIE-Lab88.92, 4.25, 9.22
Hunter Lab86.02, 4.22, 8.38

RGB & CMYK percentages

Red 94% · Green 86% · Blue 81%

Cyan 0% · Magenta 8% · Yellow 14% · Key 6%

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

Previews

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

CSS code for #EFDCCE

.text { color: #EFDCCE; }
.background { background-color: #EFDCCE; }
.border { border: 3px solid #EFDCCE; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(239, 220, 206); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(25, 51%, 87%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #EFDCCE; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(239, 220, 206, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #EFDCCE; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(239, 220, 206, 0.8); }

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

Shades of #EFDCCE

#E5C5AE#DAAC8B#D0966D#C6804E#B16B39#8E562E#704424#51311A#2E1C0F#0F0905

Tints of #EFDCCE

#F0DED1#F1E1D5#F3E3D8#F4E6DC#F5E9E0#F5E9E0#F6ECE4#F8EEE8#F9F1EC#FAF4F0

Tones of #EFDCCE

#ECDBCF#EADCD2#E7DCD4#E5DDD7#E3DDD9#E0DDDC

Color harmonies

Complementary — #CDE1EF:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Against white text1.33:1 Fails
Against black text15.80:1 AAA

Best text color on #EFDCCE: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #EFDCCE

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 #EFDCCE: ·

How #EFDCCE looks with color blindness

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

Protanopia · #E7E7D1Deuteranopia · #E8E9D2Tritanopia · #EED4D5

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 #EFDCCE rather than the exact color:

Wild Ruby
#7C0E44 · #AA5E7A · #D49A9A · #F2DACE
Palette 999b84
#999B84 · #D8AC9C · #EFD9D1 · #F4EEED
Royal Lagoon
#2C5888 · #547AC8 · #AE7638 · #EBDECE
Gentle Harbor
#EDD8CF · #C48B73 · #9E5D43 · #6E3E2B
Palette 607456
#607456 · #EEE0CC · #BA6A4C · #7B2525
Palette 181c14
#181C14 · #3C3D37 · #697565 · #ECDFCC

Similar colors

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

#F2DACE#EFD9D1#EBDECE#EDD8CF#EEE0CC#ECDFCC#F1DEC9#F4DCCB#EFE1D1#EBD9D1#F4DFD0#F4D9D0

Browse neighbouring colors

← #EFDCCD  ·  #EFDCCF →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #EFDCCE?

#EFDCCE is Pale Muted Brown, a brown color (RGB 239, 220, 206). Its closest standard named color is Bisque.

What is the RGB and HSL of #EFDCCE?

#EFDCCE is RGB 239, 220, 206 — HSL 25°, 51%, 87% — CMYK 0%, 8%, 14%, 6%.

What colors go with #EFDCCE?

Its complement is #CDE1EF; analogous partners are #EFCDD0 and #EFECCD. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #EFDCCE for text?

Black text on #EFDCCE has a contrast ratio of 15.80:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.33:1.