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#F0DFD1 — Pale Muted Brown

#F0DFD1 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 #F0DFD1 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.

#F0DFD1 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 #D1E2F0; it also sits naturally between #F0D1D2 and #F0EED1. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.

#F0DFD1 · RGB 240, 223, 209

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Color values

HEX#F0DFD1
RGB240, 223, 209
HSL27°, 51%, 88%
HSV27°, 13%, 94%
CMYK0%, 7%, 13%, 6%
XYZ73.83, 75.90, 71.08
Yxy75.90, 0.3344, 0.3437
CIE-Lab89.81, 3.53, 8.94
Hunter Lab87.12, 3.51, 8.17

RGB & CMYK percentages

Red 94% · Green 87% · Blue 82%

Cyan 0% · Magenta 7% · Yellow 13% · Key 6%

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

Previews

Sample text in #F0DFD1 on black
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit.
Sample text in #F0DFD1 on white
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit.

CSS code for #F0DFD1

.text { color: #F0DFD1; }
.background { background-color: #F0DFD1; }
.border { border: 3px solid #F0DFD1; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(240, 223, 209); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(27, 51%, 88%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #F0DFD1; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(240, 223, 209, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #F0DFD1; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(240, 223, 209, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#F0DFD1">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#F0DFD1">Div content here</div>

Shades of #F0DFD1

#E6C9B2#DBB18F#D19C71#C6844E#B16F39#925C2F#704624#51331A#2E1D0F#0F0A05

Tints of #F0DFD1

#F1E2D5#F3E4D8#F3E4D8#F4E7DC#F5EAE0#F6ECE4#F8EFE8#F8EFE8#F9F2EC#FAF4F0

Tones of #F0DFD1

#EEDFD3#EBDFD5#E9E0D8#E7E0DA#E5E0DC#E3E0DE

Color harmonies

Complementary — #D1E2F0:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Against white text1.30:1 Fails
Against black text16.18:1 AAA

Best text color on #F0DFD1: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #F0DFD1

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 #F0DFD1: ·

How #F0DFD1 looks with color blindness

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

Protanopia · #E9E8D4Deuteranopia · #EAEBD5Tritanopia · #EFD7D8

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 #F0DFD1 rather than the exact color:

Palette 331d2c
#331D2C · #3F2E3E · #A78295 · #EFE1D1
Palette 810b38
#810B38 · #F1E2D1 · #DCC3AA · #541A1A
Palette Fdefef
#FDEFEF · #F4DFD0 · #DAD0C2 · #CDBBA7
Serene Bloom
#F4E0D2 · #D48954 · #C5733A · #9A5728
Vintage Paper
#582F0E · #7F4F24 · #936639 · #EDE0D4
Palette 690b22
#690B22 · #E07A5F · #F1E3D3 · #1B4D3E

Similar colors

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

#EFE1D1#F1E2D1#F4DFD0#F4E0D2#EDE0D4#F1E3D3#F3E3D0#F3E2D4#EFE4D2#EEE3D4#EBE1D1#F0E4D3

Browse neighbouring colors

← #F0DFD0  ·  #F0DFD2 →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #F0DFD1?

#F0DFD1 is Pale Muted Brown, a brown color (RGB 240, 223, 209). Its closest standard named color is AntiqueWhite.

What is the RGB and HSL of #F0DFD1?

#F0DFD1 is RGB 240, 223, 209 — HSL 27°, 51%, 88% — CMYK 0%, 7%, 13%, 6%.

What colors go with #F0DFD1?

Its complement is #D1E2F0; analogous partners are #F0D1D2 and #F0EED1. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #F0DFD1 for text?

Black text on #F0DFD1 has a contrast ratio of 16.18:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.30:1.