Palettes / Colors / #DED2CF

#DED2CF — Pale Dusty Brown

#DED2CF is a brown color we call Pale Dusty Brown, closest to the named color Gainsboro (#DCDCDC). It belongs to the brown family.

#DED2CF 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 #CEDBDE; it also sits naturally between #DECED3 and #DED9CE. 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 81%

Cyan 0% · Magenta 5% · Yellow 7% · Key 13%

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

Previews

CSS code for #DED2CF

.text { color: #DED2CF; }
.background { background-color: #DED2CF; }
.border { border: 3px solid #DED2CF; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(222, 210, 207); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(12, 19%, 84%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #DED2CF; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(222, 210, 207, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #DED2CF; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(222, 210, 207, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#DED2CF">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#DED2CF">Div content here</div>

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #CEDBDE:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #DED2CF: #000000.

How #DED2CF 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 #DED2CF 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

← #DED2CE  ·  #DED2D0 →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #DED2CF?

#DED2CF is Pale Dusty Brown, a brown color (RGB 222, 210, 207). Its closest standard named color is Gainsboro.

What is the RGB and HSL of #DED2CF?

#DED2CF is RGB 222, 210, 207 — HSL 12°, 19%, 84% — CMYK 0%, 5%, 7%, 13%.

What colors go with #DED2CF?

Its complement is #CEDBDE; analogous partners are #DECED3 and #DED9CE. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #DED2CF for text?

Black text on #DED2CF has a contrast ratio of 14.23:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.48:1.