Palettes / Colors / #F4ECEA

#F4ECEA — Pale Dusty Brown

#F4ECEA is a brown color we call Pale Dusty Brown, closest to the named color OldLace (#FDF5E6). It belongs to the brown family.

Color name

Closest CSS keyword: oldlace (#FDF5E6) — not an exact match. CSS oldlace gives you #FDF5E6, a different color; use #F4ECEA 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.

#F4ECEA 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 #EBF3F4; it also sits naturally between #F4EBEE and #F4F2EB. 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 93% · Blue 92%

Cyan 0% · Magenta 3% · Yellow 4% · Key 4%

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

Previews

CSS code for #F4ECEA

.text { color: #F4ECEA; }
.background { background-color: #F4ECEA; }
.border { border: 3px solid #F4ECEA; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(244, 236, 234); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(12, 31%, 94%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #F4ECEA; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(244, 236, 234, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #F4ECEA; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(244, 236, 234, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#F4ECEA">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#F4ECEA">Div content here</div>

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #EBF3F4:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #F4ECEA: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #F4ECEA

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 #F4ECEA 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 #F4ECEA 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

← #F4ECE9  ·  #F4ECEB →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #F4ECEA?

#F4ECEA is Pale Dusty Brown, a brown color (RGB 244, 236, 234). Its closest standard named color is OldLace.

What is the RGB and HSL of #F4ECEA?

#F4ECEA is RGB 244, 236, 234 — HSL 12°, 31%, 94% — CMYK 0%, 3%, 4%, 4%.

What colors go with #F4ECEA?

Its complement is #EBF3F4; analogous partners are #F4EBEE and #F4F2EB. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #F4ECEA for text?

Black text on #F4ECEA has a contrast ratio of 18.03:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.16:1.