Palettes / Colors / #DAD4CE
#DAD4CE — Pale Dusty Brown
#DAD4CE is a brown color we call Pale Dusty Brown, closest to the named color Gainsboro (#DCDCDC). It belongs to the brown family.
Color name
Closest CSS keyword: gainsboro (#DCDCDC) — not an exact match. CSS gainsboro gives you #DCDCDC, a different color; use #DAD4CE 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.
#DAD4CE 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 #CED4DA; it also sits naturally between #DACECE and #DADACE. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.
Color values
| HEX | #DAD4CE |
|---|---|
| RGB | 218, 212, 206 |
| HSL | 30°, 14%, 83% |
| HSV | 30°, 6%, 85% |
| CMYK | 0%, 3%, 6%, 15% |
| XYZ | 63.60, 66.45, 67.87 |
| Yxy | 66.45, 0.3213, 0.3357 |
| CIE-Lab | 85.22, 1.01, 3.68 |
| Hunter Lab | 81.52, 0.98, 3.39 |
RGB & CMYK percentages
Red 85% · Green 83% · Blue 81%
Cyan 0% · Magenta 3% · Yellow 6% · Key 15%
CMYK values are unprofiled approximations for screen reference — not a print-proofing guarantee.
Previews
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CSS code for #DAD4CE
.text { color: #DAD4CE; }
.background { background-color: #DAD4CE; }
.border { border: 3px solid #DAD4CE; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(218, 212, 206); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(30, 14%, 83%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #DAD4CE; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(218, 212, 206, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #DAD4CE; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(218, 212, 206, 0.8); }
HTML: <p style="color:#DAD4CE">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#DAD4CE">Div content here</div>
Shades of #DAD4CE
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Color harmonies
Complementary — #CED4DA:
Analogous:
Triadic:
Contrast & accessibility
| Against white text | 1.47:1 Fails |
|---|---|
| Against black text | 14.29:1 AAA |
Best text color on #DAD4CE: #000000.
Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #DAD4CE
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:
Smaller body text shows the effect best.
Blended color: · Contrast against #DAD4CE: ·
How #DAD4CE 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 #DAD4CE rather than the exact color:
Similar colors
The closest colors that actually appear in our palette collection — click any to open its page:
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Frequently asked questions
What color is #DAD4CE?
#DAD4CE is Pale Dusty Brown, a brown color (RGB 218, 212, 206). Its closest standard named color is Gainsboro.
What is the RGB and HSL of #DAD4CE?
#DAD4CE is RGB 218, 212, 206 — HSL 30°, 14%, 83% — CMYK 0%, 3%, 6%, 15%.
What colors go with #DAD4CE?
Its complement is #CED4DA; analogous partners are #DACECE and #DADACE. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.
Can I use #DAD4CE for text?
Black text on #DAD4CE has a contrast ratio of 14.29:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.47:1.