Palettes / Colors / #E2CFDE

#E2CFDE — Pale Dusty Pink

#E2CFDE is a pink color we call Pale Dusty Pink, closest to the named color Gainsboro (#DCDCDC). It belongs to the pink family.

Color name

Closest CSS keyword: gainsboro (#DCDCDC) — not an exact match. CSS gainsboro gives you #DCDCDC, a different color; use #E2CFDE 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.

#E2CFDE is a warm-leaning pink color associated with playfulness, romance and softness. It is light enough to work as a background or base color, with darker text on top.

Its strongest partner is its complement #CFE2D3; it also sits naturally between #DDCFE2 and #E2CFD5. 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 89% · Green 81% · Blue 87%

Cyan 0% · Magenta 8% · Yellow 2% · Key 11%

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

Previews

CSS code for #E2CFDE

.text { color: #E2CFDE; }
.background { background-color: #E2CFDE; }
.border { border: 3px solid #E2CFDE; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(226, 207, 222); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(313, 25%, 85%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #E2CFDE; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(226, 207, 222, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #E2CFDE; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(226, 207, 222, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#E2CFDE">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#E2CFDE">Div content here</div>

Shades of #E2CFDE

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #CFE2D3:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #E2CFDE: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #E2CFDE

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 #E2CFDE 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 #E2CFDE 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

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Frequently asked questions

What color is #E2CFDE?

#E2CFDE is Pale Dusty Pink, a pink color (RGB 226, 207, 222). Its closest standard named color is Gainsboro.

What is the RGB and HSL of #E2CFDE?

#E2CFDE is RGB 226, 207, 222 — HSL 313°, 25%, 85% — CMYK 0%, 8%, 2%, 11%.

What colors go with #E2CFDE?

Its complement is #CFE2D3; analogous partners are #DDCFE2 and #E2CFD5. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #E2CFDE for text?

Black text on #E2CFDE has a contrast ratio of 14.21:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.48:1.