Palettes / Colors / #F7EFEC

#F7EFEC — Pale Muted Brown

#F7EFEC is a brown color we call Pale Muted Brown, closest to the named color SeaShell (#FFF5EE). It belongs to the brown family.

Color name

Closest CSS keyword: seashell (#FFF5EE) — not an exact match. CSS seashell gives you #FFF5EE, a different color; use #F7EFEC 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.

#F7EFEC 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 #EDF5F7; it also sits naturally between #F7EDEF and #F7F5ED. 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 97% · Green 94% · Blue 93%

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

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

Previews

CSS code for #F7EFEC

.text { color: #F7EFEC; }
.background { background-color: #F7EFEC; }
.border { border: 3px solid #F7EFEC; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(247, 239, 236); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(16, 41%, 95%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #F7EFEC; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(247, 239, 236, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #F7EFEC; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(247, 239, 236, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#F7EFEC">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#F7EFEC">Div content here</div>

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #EDF5F7:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #F7EFEC: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #F7EFEC

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 #F7EFEC 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 #F7EFEC 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

← #F7EFEB  ·  #F7EFED →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #F7EFEC?

#F7EFEC is Pale Muted Brown, a brown color (RGB 247, 239, 236). Its closest standard named color is SeaShell.

What is the RGB and HSL of #F7EFEC?

#F7EFEC is RGB 247, 239, 236 — HSL 16°, 41%, 95% — CMYK 0%, 3%, 4%, 3%.

What colors go with #F7EFEC?

Its complement is #EDF5F7; analogous partners are #F7EDEF and #F7F5ED. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #F7EFEC for text?

Black text on #F7EFEC has a contrast ratio of 18.51:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.13:1.