Palettes / Colors / #DED1CA

#DED1CA — Pale Dusty Brown

#DED1CA is a brown color we call Pale Dusty Brown, closest to the named color Gainsboro (#DCDCDC). It belongs to the brown family.

#DED1CA 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 #CAD7DE; it also sits naturally between #DECACD and #DEDBCA. 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 87% · Green 82% · Blue 79%

Cyan 0% · Magenta 6% · Yellow 9% · Key 13%

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

Previews

CSS code for #DED1CA

.text { color: #DED1CA; }
.background { background-color: #DED1CA; }
.border { border: 3px solid #DED1CA; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(222, 209, 202); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(21, 23%, 83%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #DED1CA; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(222, 209, 202, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #DED1CA; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(222, 209, 202, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#DED1CA">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#DED1CA">Div content here</div>

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #CAD7DE:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #DED1CA: #000000.

How #DED1CA 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 #DED1CA 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

← #DED1C9  ·  #DED1CB →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #DED1CA?

#DED1CA is Pale Dusty Brown, a brown color (RGB 222, 209, 202). Its closest standard named color is Gainsboro.

What is the RGB and HSL of #DED1CA?

#DED1CA is RGB 222, 209, 202 — HSL 21°, 23%, 83% — CMYK 0%, 6%, 9%, 13%.

What colors go with #DED1CA?

Its complement is #CAD7DE; analogous partners are #DECACD and #DEDBCA. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #DED1CA for text?

Black text on #DED1CA has a contrast ratio of 14.08:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.49:1.