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#F0DBCB — Pale Brown

#F0DBCB is a brown color we call Pale Brown, closest to the named color Bisque (#FFE4C4). It belongs to the brown family.

#F0DBCB 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 #CCE0F0; it also sits naturally between #F0CCCE and #F0EECC. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.

#F0DBCB · RGB 240, 219, 203

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Color values

HEX#F0DBCB
RGB240, 219, 203
HSL26°, 55%, 87%
HSV26°, 15%, 94%
CMYK0%, 9%, 15%, 6%
XYZ72.05, 73.50, 66.89
Yxy73.50, 0.3391, 0.3460
CIE-Lab88.69, 4.66, 10.47
Hunter Lab85.73, 4.62, 9.44

RGB & CMYK percentages

Red 94% · Green 86% · Blue 80%

Cyan 0% · Magenta 9% · Yellow 15% · Key 6%

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

Previews

Sample text in #F0DBCB on black
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit.
Sample text in #F0DBCB on white
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit.

CSS code for #F0DBCB

.text { color: #F0DBCB; }
.background { background-color: #F0DBCB; }
.border { border: 3px solid #F0DBCB; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(240, 219, 203); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(26, 55%, 87%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #F0DBCB; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(240, 219, 203, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #F0DBCB; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(240, 219, 203, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#F0DBCB">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#F0DBCB">Div content here</div>

Shades of #F0DBCB

#E7C6AC#DDAD88#D39769#CA8149#B66D35#92572A#734521#533218#2F1C0E#100905

Tints of #F0DBCB

#F1DED0#F2E1D4#F4E4D7#F5E6DB#F6E9DF#F6E9DF#F7ECE3#F8EFE7#F9F1EB#FAF4EF

Tones of #F0DBCB

#EDDCCE#EBDCD1#E8DCD4#E6DDD6#E3DDD9#E1DDDB

Color harmonies

Complementary — #CCE0F0:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Against white text1.34:1 Fails
Against black text15.70:1 AAA

Best text color on #F0DBCB: #000000.

How #F0DBCB looks with color blindness

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

Protanopia · #E7E7CFDeuteranopia · #E8EAD0Tritanopia · #EFD2D3

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 #F0DBCB rather than the exact color:

Wild Ruby
#7C0E44 · #AA5E7A · #D49A9A · #F2DACE
Palette 8d7b68
#8D7B68 · #A4907C · #C8B6A6 · #F1DEC9
Royal Ruby Horizon
#165594 · #3999E1 · #C9741E · #F4DCCB
Wild Ruby Zephyr
#2761AA · #7F99E1 · #BB7C2B · #EEDCC7
Palette A7727d
#A7727D · #EDDBC7 · #F8EAD8 · #F9F5E7
Palette F5eee6
#F5EEE6 · #FFF8E3 · #F3D7CA · #E6A4B4

Similar colors

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

#F2DACE#F1DEC9#F4DCCB#EEDCC7#EDDBC7#F3D7CA#EEE0CC#ECDFCC#EEE0C9#EDD8CF#EDDCC6#F1DEC6

Browse neighbouring colors

← #F0DBCA  ·  #F0DBCC →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #F0DBCB?

#F0DBCB is Pale Brown, a brown color (RGB 240, 219, 203). Its closest standard named color is Bisque.

What is the RGB and HSL of #F0DBCB?

#F0DBCB is RGB 240, 219, 203 — HSL 26°, 55%, 87% — CMYK 0%, 9%, 15%, 6%.

What colors go with #F0DBCB?

Its complement is #CCE0F0; analogous partners are #F0CCCE and #F0EECC. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #F0DBCB for text?

Black text on #F0DBCB has a contrast ratio of 15.70:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.34:1.