Palettes / Colors / #F5EFE3

#F5EFE3 — Pale Muted Brown

#F5EFE3 is a brown color we call Pale Muted Brown, closest to the named color Beige (#F5F5DC). It belongs to the brown family.

#F5EFE3 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 #E5EAF6; it also sits naturally between #F6E8E5 and #F3F6E5. 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 94% · Blue 89%

Cyan 0% · Magenta 2% · Yellow 7% · Key 4%

Previews

CSS code for #F5EFE3

.text { color: #F5EFE3; }
.background { background-color: #F5EFE3; }
.border { border: 3px solid #F5EFE3; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(245, 239, 227); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(40, 47%, 93%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #F5EFE3; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(245, 239, 227, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #F5EFE3; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(245, 239, 227, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#F5EFE3">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#F5EFE3">Div content here</div>

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #E5EAF6:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #F5EFE3: #000000.

How #F5EFE3 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 #F5EFE3

Similar colors

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

Browse neighbouring colors

← #F5EFE2  ·  #F5EFE4 →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #F5EFE3?

#F5EFE3 is Pale Muted Brown, a brown color (RGB 245, 239, 227). Its closest standard named color is Beige.

What is the RGB and HSL of #F5EFE3?

#F5EFE3 is RGB 245, 239, 227 — HSL 40°, 47%, 93% — CMYK 0%, 2%, 7%, 4%.

What colors go with #F5EFE3?

Its complement is #E5EAF6; analogous partners are #F6E8E5 and #F3F6E5. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #F5EFE3 for text?

Black text on #F5EFE3 has a contrast ratio of 18.34:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.15:1.