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#F2ECE3 — Pale Muted Brown

#F2ECE3 is a brown color we call Pale Muted Brown, closest to the named color Beige (#F5F5DC). It belongs to the brown family.

#F2ECE3 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 #E3E9F2; it also sits naturally between #F2E5E3 and #F1F2E3. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.

#F2ECE3 · RGB 242, 236, 227

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Color values

HEX#F2ECE3
RGB242, 236, 227
HSL36°, 37%, 92%
HSV36°, 6%, 95%
CMYK0%, 2%, 6%, 5%
XYZ80.48, 84.41, 84.72
Yxy84.41, 0.3224, 0.3382
CIE-Lab93.63, 0.48, 5.06
Hunter Lab91.88, 0.48, 4.82

RGB & CMYK percentages

Red 95% · Green 93% · Blue 89%

Cyan 0% · Magenta 2% · Yellow 6% · Key 5%

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

Previews

Sample text in #F2ECE3 on black
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit.
Sample text in #F2ECE3 on white
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit.

CSS code for #F2ECE3

.text { color: #F2ECE3; }
.background { background-color: #F2ECE3; }
.border { border: 3px solid #F2ECE3; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(242, 236, 227); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(36, 37%, 92%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #F2ECE3; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(242, 236, 227, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #F2ECE3; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(242, 236, 227, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#F2ECE3">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#F2ECE3">Div content here</div>

Shades of #F2ECE3

#E4D7C4#D5C2A4#C8AF88#BA9969#A8834D#886B3F#695230#4D3C23#2D2415#0E0B06

Tints of #F2ECE3

#F2ECE3#F4EEE7#F4EEE7#F5F1EA#F5F1EA#F5F1EA#F7F3EE#F7F3EE#F9F6F1#F9F6F1

Tones of #F2ECE3

#F1ECE4#F0ECE5#EFEBE6#EEEBE7#EDEBE8#ECEBEA

Color harmonies

Complementary — #E3E9F2:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Against white text1.17:1 Fails
Against black text17.88:1 AAA

Best text color on #F2ECE3: #000000.

How #F2ECE3 looks with color blindness

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

Protanopia · #EFEFE5Deuteranopia · #F0F0E6Tritanopia · #F2E7E7

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 #F2ECE3 rather than the exact color:

Palette F0ece3
#F0ECE3 · #DFD3C3 · #C7B198 · #596E79
Palette F6f5f2
#F6F5F2 · #F0EBE3 · #F3D0D7 · #FFEFEF
Palette F0ebe3
#F0EBE3 · #E4DCCF · #7D9D9C · #576F72
Palette F0ece2
#F0ECE2 · #DFD3C3 · #C7B198 · #596E79
Palette 161a30
#161A30 · #31304D · #B6BBC4 · #F0ECE5
Palette C2e8ce
#C2E8CE · #F2EEE5 · #F6AD7B · #BE7575

Similar colors

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

#F0ECE3#F0EBE3#F0ECE2#F0ECE5#F2EEE5#EFECE3#F2E9E4#F2EAE0#F2EFE5#F4EEE0#F4EAE0#F1F0E4

Browse neighbouring colors

← #F2ECE2  ·  #F2ECE4 →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #F2ECE3?

#F2ECE3 is Pale Muted Brown, a brown color (RGB 242, 236, 227). Its closest standard named color is Beige.

What is the RGB and HSL of #F2ECE3?

#F2ECE3 is RGB 242, 236, 227 — HSL 36°, 37%, 92% — CMYK 0%, 2%, 6%, 5%.

What colors go with #F2ECE3?

Its complement is #E3E9F2; analogous partners are #F2E5E3 and #F1F2E3. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #F2ECE3 for text?

Black text on #F2ECE3 has a contrast ratio of 17.88:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.17:1.