Palettes / Colors / #E2DACA

#E2DACA — Pale Dusty Brown

#E2DACA is a brown color we call Pale Dusty Brown, closest to the named color Gainsboro (#DCDCDC). It belongs to the brown family.

#E2DACA 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 #CAD2E2; it also sits naturally between #E2CECA and #DEE2CA. 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 85% · Blue 79%

Cyan 0% · Magenta 4% · Yellow 11% · Key 11%

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

Previews

CSS code for #E2DACA

.text { color: #E2DACA; }
.background { background-color: #E2DACA; }
.border { border: 3px solid #E2DACA; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(226, 218, 202); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(40, 29%, 84%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #E2DACA; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(226, 218, 202, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #E2DACA; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(226, 218, 202, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#E2DACA">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#E2DACA">Div content here</div>

Shades of #E2DACA

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Tones of #E2DACA

Color harmonies

Complementary — #CAD2E2:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #E2DACA: #000000.

How #E2DACA 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 #E2DACA 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

← #E2DAC9  ·  #E2DACB →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #E2DACA?

#E2DACA is Pale Dusty Brown, a brown color (RGB 226, 218, 202). Its closest standard named color is Gainsboro.

What is the RGB and HSL of #E2DACA?

#E2DACA is RGB 226, 218, 202 — HSL 40°, 29%, 84% — CMYK 0%, 4%, 11%, 11%.

What colors go with #E2DACA?

Its complement is #CAD2E2; analogous partners are #E2CECA and #DEE2CA. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #E2DACA for text?

Black text on #E2DACA has a contrast ratio of 15.12:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.39:1.