Palettes / Colors / #F4E5DC

#F4E5DC — Pale Muted Brown

#F4E5DC 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 #F4E5DC 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.

#F4E5DC 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 #DCEBF4; it also sits naturally between #F4DCDF and #F4F1DC. 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 90% · Blue 86%

Cyan 0% · Magenta 6% · Yellow 10% · Key 4%

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

Previews

CSS code for #F4E5DC

.text { color: #F4E5DC; }
.background { background-color: #F4E5DC; }
.border { border: 3px solid #F4E5DC; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(244, 229, 220); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(22, 52%, 91%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #F4E5DC; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(244, 229, 220, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #F4E5DC; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(244, 229, 220, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#F4E5DC">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#F4E5DC">Div content here</div>

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #DCEBF4:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #F4E5DC: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #F4E5DC

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:

How #F4E5DC 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 #F4E5DC 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

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Frequently asked questions

What color is #F4E5DC?

#F4E5DC is Pale Muted Brown, a brown color (RGB 244, 229, 220). Its closest standard named color is AntiqueWhite.

What is the RGB and HSL of #F4E5DC?

#F4E5DC is RGB 244, 229, 220 — HSL 22°, 52%, 91% — CMYK 0%, 6%, 10%, 4%.

What colors go with #F4E5DC?

Its complement is #DCEBF4; analogous partners are #F4DCDF and #F4F1DC. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #F4E5DC for text?

Black text on #F4E5DC has a contrast ratio of 17.09:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.23:1.