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#F0DBCD — Pale Muted Brown

#F0DBCD 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 #F0DBCD 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.

#F0DBCD 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 #CCE1F0; it also sits naturally between #F0CCD0 and #F0ECCC. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.

#F0DBCD · RGB 240, 219, 205

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Color values

HEX#F0DBCD
RGB240, 219, 205
HSL24°, 54%, 87%
HSV24°, 15%, 94%
CMYK0%, 9%, 15%, 6%
XYZ72.29, 73.60, 68.15
Yxy73.60, 0.3377, 0.3439
CIE-Lab88.73, 4.97, 9.49
Hunter Lab85.79, 4.94, 8.60

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 #F0DBCD on black
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit.
Sample text in #F0DBCD on white
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit.

CSS code for #F0DBCD

.text { color: #F0DBCD; }
.background { background-color: #F0DBCD; }
.border { border: 3px solid #F0DBCD; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(240, 219, 205); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(24, 54%, 87%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #F0DBCD; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(240, 219, 205, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #F0DBCD; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(240, 219, 205, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#F0DBCD">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#F0DBCD">Div content here</div>

Shades of #F0DBCD

#E6C4AD#DCAA89#D2946A#C97D4A#B56936#91542B#724222#523019#2F1B0E#100905

Tints of #F0DBCD

#F1DDD0#F2E0D4#F3E3D8#F4E6DC#F6E8E0#F6E8E0#F7EBE4#F8EEE7#F9F1EB#FAF4EF

Tones of #F0DBCD

#EDDBCF#EBDBD1#E8DCD4#E5DCD6#E3DDD9#E1DDDB

Color harmonies

Complementary — #CCE1F0:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

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

Best text color on #F0DBCD: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #F0DBCD

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 #F0DBCD: ·

How #F0DBCD looks with color blindness

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

Protanopia · #E7E7D0Deuteranopia · #E8EAD1Tritanopia · #EFD3D4

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 #F0DBCD rather than the exact color:

Wild Ruby
#7C0E44 · #AA5E7A · #D49A9A · #F2DACE
Royal Ruby Horizon
#165594 · #3999E1 · #C9741E · #F4DCCB
Palette 999b84
#999B84 · #D8AC9C · #EFD9D1 · #F4EEED
Gentle Harbor
#EDD8CF · #C48B73 · #9E5D43 · #6E3E2B
Palette 8d7b68
#8D7B68 · #A4907C · #C8B6A6 · #F1DEC9
Palette 921a40
#921A40 · #C75B7A · #D9ABAB · #F4D9D0

Similar colors

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

#F2DACE#F4DCCB#EFD9D1#EDD8CF#F1DEC9#F4D9D0#EEE0CC#ECDFCC#F3D7CA#EBDECE#EEDCC7#F4DFD0

Browse neighbouring colors

← #F0DBCC  ·  #F0DBCE →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #F0DBCD?

#F0DBCD is Pale Muted Brown, a brown color (RGB 240, 219, 205). Its closest standard named color is Bisque.

What is the RGB and HSL of #F0DBCD?

#F0DBCD is RGB 240, 219, 205 — HSL 24°, 54%, 87% — CMYK 0%, 9%, 15%, 6%.

What colors go with #F0DBCD?

Its complement is #CCE1F0; analogous partners are #F0CCD0 and #F0ECCC. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #F0DBCD for text?

Black text on #F0DBCD has a contrast ratio of 15.72:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.34:1.