Palettes / Colors / #F5EFEA

#F5EFEA — Pale Muted Brown

#F5EFEA is a brown color we call Pale Muted Brown, closest to the named color OldLace (#FDF5E6). It belongs to the brown family.

#F5EFEA 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 #EAF0F5; it also sits naturally between #F5EAEB and #F5F5EA. 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 92%

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

Previews

CSS code for #F5EFEA

.text { color: #F5EFEA; }
.background { background-color: #F5EFEA; }
.border { border: 3px solid #F5EFEA; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(245, 239, 234); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(27, 35%, 94%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #F5EFEA; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(245, 239, 234, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #F5EFEA; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(245, 239, 234, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#F5EFEA">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#F5EFEA">Div content here</div>

Shades of #F5EFEA

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Tones of #F5EFEA

Color harmonies

Complementary — #EAF0F5:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #F5EFEA: #000000.

How #F5EFEA 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 #F5EFEA or a close neighbour

Similar colors

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

Browse neighbouring colors

← #F5EFE9  ·  #F5EFEB →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #F5EFEA?

#F5EFEA is Pale Muted Brown, a brown color (RGB 245, 239, 234). Its closest standard named color is OldLace.

What is the RGB and HSL of #F5EFEA?

#F5EFEA is RGB 245, 239, 234 — HSL 27°, 35%, 94% — CMYK 0%, 2%, 4%, 4%.

What colors go with #F5EFEA?

Its complement is #EAF0F5; analogous partners are #F5EAEB and #F5F5EA. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #F5EFEA for text?

Black text on #F5EFEA has a contrast ratio of 18.42:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.14:1.