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#F0DFD7 — Pale Muted Brown

#F0DFD7 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 #F0DFD7 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.

#F0DFD7 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 #D6E8F0; it also sits naturally between #F0D6DB and #F0EBD6. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.

#F0DFD7 · RGB 240, 223, 215

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Color values

HEX#F0DFD7
RGB240, 223, 215
HSL19°, 45%, 89%
HSV19°, 10%, 94%
CMYK0%, 7%, 10%, 6%
XYZ74.59, 76.21, 75.07
Yxy76.21, 0.3302, 0.3374
CIE-Lab89.96, 4.49, 6.00
Hunter Lab87.30, 4.48, 5.58

RGB & CMYK percentages

Red 94% · Green 87% · Blue 84%

Cyan 0% · Magenta 7% · Yellow 10% · Key 6%

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

Previews

Sample text in #F0DFD7 on black
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit.
Sample text in #F0DFD7 on white
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit.

CSS code for #F0DFD7

.text { color: #F0DFD7; }
.background { background-color: #F0DFD7; }
.border { border: 3px solid #F0DFD7; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(240, 223, 215); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(19, 45%, 89%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #F0DFD7; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(240, 223, 215, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #F0DFD7; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(240, 223, 215, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#F0DFD7">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#F0DFD7">Div content here</div>

Shades of #F0DFD7

#E4C7B9#D8AC97#CD947A#C07959#AE6442#8D5135#6F402A#4E2D1D#301C12#0F0906

Tints of #F0DFD7

#F1E1DA#F1E1DA#F2E4DE#F4E7E1#F5EAE5#F5EAE5#F7EDE9#F8F0ED#F8F0ED#F9F3F0

Tones of #F0DFD7

#EEDFD8#ECE0DA#EAE0DC#E8E1DE#E7E2DF#E5E2E1

Color harmonies

Complementary — #D6E8F0:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Against white text1.29:1 Fails
Against black text16.24:1 AAA

Best text color on #F0DFD7: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #F0DFD7

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 #F0DFD7: ·

How #F0DFD7 looks with color blindness

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

Protanopia · #E9E8D9Deuteranopia · #EAEBD9Tritanopia · #EFDADB

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 · #9E9E9ETailwind fuchsia 500 · #D946EF

Palettes with a similar color

These palettes use a close neighbour of #F0DFD7 rather than the exact color:

Honey Petal
#A1372E · #58CF61 · #6359D0 · #EEDCD7
Radiant Ruby Orchard
#954331 · #349E48 · #7A67CD · #ECDED7
Vintage Paper
#582F0E · #7F4F24 · #936639 · #EDE0D4
Palette F0e4d7
#F0E4D7 · #F5C0C0 · #FF7171 · #9FD8DF
Palette F3e2d4
#F3E2D4 · #C5B0CD · #415E72 · #17313E
Radiant Zephyr
#885724 · #2FB171 · #9F65D6 · #EEE3D4

Similar colors

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

#EEDCD7#ECDED7#EDE0D4#F0E4D7#F3E2D4#EEE3D4#F0DBDB#F1E3D3#F6DED8#F0E4D3#EFE1D1#F4E0D2

Browse neighbouring colors

← #F0DFD6  ·  #F0DFD8 →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #F0DFD7?

#F0DFD7 is Pale Muted Brown, a brown color (RGB 240, 223, 215). Its closest standard named color is AntiqueWhite.

What is the RGB and HSL of #F0DFD7?

#F0DFD7 is RGB 240, 223, 215 — HSL 19°, 45%, 89% — CMYK 0%, 7%, 10%, 6%.

What colors go with #F0DFD7?

Its complement is #D6E8F0; analogous partners are #F0D6DB and #F0EBD6. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #F0DFD7 for text?

Black text on #F0DFD7 has a contrast ratio of 16.24:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.29:1.