Palettes / Colors / #EFDDCC

#EFDDCC — Pale Muted Brown

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

#EFDDCC 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 #CDDEEF; it also sits naturally between #EFCDCD and #EFEFCD. 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 94% · Green 87% · Blue 80%

Cyan 0% · Magenta 8% · Yellow 15% · Key 6%

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

Previews

CSS code for #EFDDCC

.text { color: #EFDDCC; }
.background { background-color: #EFDDCC; }
.border { border: 3px solid #EFDDCC; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(239, 221, 204); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(29, 52%, 87%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #EFDDCC; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(239, 221, 204, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #EFDDCC; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(239, 221, 204, 0.8); }

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

Shades of #EFDDCC

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Tones of #EFDDCC

Color harmonies

Complementary — #CDDEEF:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #EFDDCC: #000000.

How #EFDDCC 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 #EFDDCC 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

← #EFDDCB  ·  #EFDDCD →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #EFDDCC?

#EFDDCC is Pale Muted Brown, a brown color (RGB 239, 221, 204). Its closest standard named color is Bisque.

What is the RGB and HSL of #EFDDCC?

#EFDDCC is RGB 239, 221, 204 — HSL 29°, 52%, 87% — CMYK 0%, 8%, 15%, 6%.

What colors go with #EFDDCC?

Its complement is #CDDEEF; analogous partners are #EFCDCD and #EFEFCD. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #EFDDCC for text?

Black text on #EFDDCC has a contrast ratio of 15.88:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.32:1.