Palettes / Colors / #F6EFEA

#F6EFEA — Pale Muted Brown

#F6EFEA is a brown color we call Pale Muted Brown, closest to the named color OldLace (#FDF5E6). It belongs to the brown family.

#F6EFEA 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 #EAF1F6; it also sits naturally between #F6EAEB and #F6F5EA. 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 3% · Yellow 5% · Key 4%

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

Previews

CSS code for #F6EFEA

.text { color: #F6EFEA; }
.background { background-color: #F6EFEA; }
.border { border: 3px solid #F6EFEA; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(246, 239, 234); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(25, 40%, 94%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #F6EFEA; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(246, 239, 234, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #F6EFEA; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(246, 239, 234, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#F6EFEA">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#F6EFEA">Div content here</div>

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #EAF1F6:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #F6EFEA: #000000.

How #F6EFEA 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 #F6EFEA 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

← #F6EFE9  ·  #F6EFEB →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #F6EFEA?

#F6EFEA is Pale Muted Brown, a brown color (RGB 246, 239, 234). Its closest standard named color is OldLace.

What is the RGB and HSL of #F6EFEA?

#F6EFEA is RGB 246, 239, 234 — HSL 25°, 40%, 94% — CMYK 0%, 3%, 5%, 4%.

What colors go with #F6EFEA?

Its complement is #EAF1F6; analogous partners are #F6EAEB and #F6F5EA. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #F6EFEA for text?

Black text on #F6EFEA has a contrast ratio of 18.45:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.14:1.