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#F2DFD6 — Pale Muted Brown

#F2DFD6 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 #F2DFD6 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.

#F2DFD6 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 #D4E8F2; it also sits naturally between #F2D4DA and #F2ECD4. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.

#F2DFD6 · RGB 242, 223, 214

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Color values

HEX#F2DFD6
RGB242, 223, 214
HSL19°, 52%, 89%
HSV19°, 12%, 95%
CMYK0%, 8%, 12%, 5%
XYZ75.14, 76.51, 74.43
Yxy76.51, 0.3324, 0.3384
CIE-Lab90.09, 5.03, 6.74
Hunter Lab87.47, 5.03, 6.25

RGB & CMYK percentages

Red 95% · Green 87% · Blue 84%

Cyan 0% · Magenta 8% · Yellow 12% · Key 5%

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

Previews

Sample text in #F2DFD6 on black
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit.
Sample text in #F2DFD6 on white
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit.

CSS code for #F2DFD6

.text { color: #F2DFD6; }
.background { background-color: #F2DFD6; }
.border { border: 3px solid #F2DFD6; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(242, 223, 214); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(19, 52%, 89%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #F2DFD6; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(242, 223, 214, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #F2DFD6; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(242, 223, 214, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#F2DFD6">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#F2DFD6">Div content here</div>

Shades of #F2DFD6

#E8C5B5#DDAA92#D39273#C87651#B6613A#934E2F#743E25#512B1A#321B10#100805

Tints of #F2DFD6

#F3E1D8#F3E1D8#F4E4DC#F5E7E0#F6EAE4#F6EAE4#F8EDE8#F9F0EC#F9F0EC#FAF3EF

Tones of #F2DFD6

#F0DED6#EDDFD9#EBE0DB#E9E1DD#E7E1DF#E5E2E1

Color harmonies

Complementary — #D4E8F2:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Against white text1.29:1 Fails
Against black text16.30:1 AAA

Best text color on #F2DFD6: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #F2DFD6

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 #F2DFD6: ·

How #F2DFD6 looks with color blindness

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

Protanopia · #EAEAD8Deuteranopia · #EBECD9Tritanopia · #F1DADA

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 #F2DFD6 rather than the exact color:

Palette F3e2d4
#F3E2D4 · #C5B0CD · #415E72 · #17313E
Serene Bloom
#F4E0D2 · #D48954 · #C5733A · #9A5728
Palette B82132
#B82132 · #D2665A · #F2B28C · #F6DED8
Honey Petal
#A1372E · #58CF61 · #6359D0 · #EEDCD7
Palette 690b22
#690B22 · #E07A5F · #F1E3D3 · #1B4D3E
Tranquil Ruby Breeze
#C3661F · #26DC75 · #6D21D1 · #F4E4D6

Similar colors

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

#F3E2D4#F4E0D2#F6DED8#EEDCD7#F1E3D3#F4E4D6#EDE0D4#F0E4D7#F1E2D1#EEE3D4#ECDED7#F0E4D3

Browse neighbouring colors

← #F2DFD5  ·  #F2DFD7 →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #F2DFD6?

#F2DFD6 is Pale Muted Brown, a brown color (RGB 242, 223, 214). Its closest standard named color is AntiqueWhite.

What is the RGB and HSL of #F2DFD6?

#F2DFD6 is RGB 242, 223, 214 — HSL 19°, 52%, 89% — CMYK 0%, 8%, 12%, 5%.

What colors go with #F2DFD6?

Its complement is #D4E8F2; analogous partners are #F2D4DA and #F2ECD4. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #F2DFD6 for text?

Black text on #F2DFD6 has a contrast ratio of 16.30:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.29:1.