Palettes / Colors / #F4E4E0

#F4E4E0 — Pale Muted Brown

#F4E4E0 is a brown color we call Pale Muted Brown, closest to the named color MistyRose (#FFE4E1). It belongs to the brown family.

#F4E4E0 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 #E1F0F4; it also sits naturally between #F4E1E7 and #F4EFE1. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.

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Color values

RGB & CMYK percentages

Red 96% · Green 89% · Blue 88%

Cyan 0% · Magenta 7% · Yellow 8% · Key 4%

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

Previews

CSS code for #F4E4E0

.text { color: #F4E4E0; }
.background { background-color: #F4E4E0; }
.border { border: 3px solid #F4E4E0; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(244, 228, 224); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(12, 48%, 92%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #F4E4E0; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(244, 228, 224, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #F4E4E0; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(244, 228, 224, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#F4E4E0">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#F4E4E0">Div content here</div>

Shades of #F4E4E0

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Tones of #F4E4E0

Color harmonies

Complementary — #E1F0F4:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #F4E4E0: #000000.

How #F4E4E0 looks with color blindness

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

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:

Palettes with a similar color

These palettes use a close neighbour of #F4E4E0 rather than the exact color:

Similar colors

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

Browse neighbouring colors

← #F4E4DF  ·  #F4E4E1 →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #F4E4E0?

#F4E4E0 is Pale Muted Brown, a brown color (RGB 244, 228, 224). Its closest standard named color is MistyRose.

What is the RGB and HSL of #F4E4E0?

#F4E4E0 is RGB 244, 228, 224 — HSL 12°, 48%, 92% — CMYK 0%, 7%, 8%, 4%.

What colors go with #F4E4E0?

Its complement is #E1F0F4; analogous partners are #F4E1E7 and #F4EFE1. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #F4E4E0 for text?

Black text on #F4E4E0 has a contrast ratio of 17.02:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.23:1.