Palettes / Colors / #E4CEDD

#E4CEDD — Pale Dusty Pink

#E4CEDD is a pink color we call Pale Dusty Pink, closest to the named color Gainsboro (#DCDCDC). It belongs to the pink family.

#E4CEDD 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 #CEE4D5; it also sits naturally between #E0CEE4 and #E4CED2. 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 10% · Yellow 3% · Key 11%

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

Previews

CSS code for #E4CEDD

.text { color: #E4CEDD; }
.background { background-color: #E4CEDD; }
.border { border: 3px solid #E4CEDD; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(228, 206, 221); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(319, 29%, 85%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #E4CEDD; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(228, 206, 221, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #E4CEDD; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(228, 206, 221, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#E4CEDD">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#E4CEDD">Div content here</div>

Shades of #E4CEDD

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Tones of #E4CEDD

Color harmonies

Complementary — #CEE4D5:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #E4CEDD: #000000.

How #E4CEDD 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 #E4CEDD 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

← #E4CEDC  ·  #E4CEDE →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #E4CEDD?

#E4CEDD is Pale Dusty Pink, a pink color (RGB 228, 206, 221). Its closest standard named color is Gainsboro.

What is the RGB and HSL of #E4CEDD?

#E4CEDD is RGB 228, 206, 221 — HSL 319°, 29%, 85% — CMYK 0%, 10%, 3%, 11%.

What colors go with #E4CEDD?

Its complement is #CEE4D5; analogous partners are #E0CEE4 and #E4CED2. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #E4CEDD for text?

Black text on #E4CEDD has a contrast ratio of 14.17:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.48:1.