Palettes / Colors / #DAD6CE

#DAD6CE — Pale Dusty Brown

#DAD6CE is a brown color we call Pale Dusty Brown, closest to the named color Gainsboro (#DCDCDC). It belongs to the brown family.

#DAD6CE 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 #CED2DA; it also sits naturally between #DAD0CE and #D8DACE. 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 85% · Green 84% · Blue 81%

Cyan 0% · Magenta 2% · Yellow 6% · Key 15%

Previews

CSS code for #DAD6CE

.text { color: #DAD6CE; }
.background { background-color: #DAD6CE; }
.border { border: 3px solid #DAD6CE; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(218, 214, 206); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(40, 14%, 83%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #DAD6CE; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(218, 214, 206, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #DAD6CE; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(218, 214, 206, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#DAD6CE">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#DAD6CE">Div content here</div>

Shades of #DAD6CE

Tints of #DAD6CE

Tones of #DAD6CE

Color harmonies

Complementary — #CED2DA:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #DAD6CE: #000000.

How #DAD6CE 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 #DAD6CE 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

← #DAD6CD  ·  #DAD6CF →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #DAD6CE?

#DAD6CE is Pale Dusty Brown, a brown color (RGB 218, 214, 206). Its closest standard named color is Gainsboro.

What is the RGB and HSL of #DAD6CE?

#DAD6CE is RGB 218, 214, 206 — HSL 40°, 14%, 83% — CMYK 0%, 2%, 6%, 15%.

What colors go with #DAD6CE?

Its complement is #CED2DA; analogous partners are #DAD0CE and #D8DACE. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #DAD6CE for text?

Black text on #DAD6CE has a contrast ratio of 14.49:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.45:1.