Palettes / Colors / #E4E2CD
#E4E2CD — Pale Dusty Yellow
#E4E2CD is a yellow color we call Pale Dusty Yellow, closest to the named color Gainsboro (#DCDCDC). It belongs to the yellow family.
Color name
Closest CSS keyword: gainsboro (#DCDCDC) — not an exact match. CSS gainsboro gives you #DCDCDC, a different color; use #E4E2CD 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.
#E4E2CD is a warm yellow color associated with optimism, attention and cheer. It is light enough to work as a background or base color, with darker text on top.
Its strongest partner is its complement #CDCFE4; it also sits naturally between #E4D7CD and #DBE4CD. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.
Color values
| HEX | #E4E2CD |
|---|---|
| RGB | 228, 226, 205 |
| HSL | 55°, 30%, 85% |
| HSV | 55°, 10%, 89% |
| CMYK | 0%, 1%, 10%, 11% |
| XYZ | 70.21, 75.29, 68.59 |
| Yxy | 75.29, 0.3279, 0.3517 |
| CIE-Lab | 89.53, -2.89, 10.50 |
| Hunter Lab | 86.77, -2.83, 9.50 |
RGB & CMYK percentages
Red 89% · Green 89% · Blue 80%
Cyan 0% · Magenta 1% · Yellow 10% · Key 11%
CMYK values are unprofiled approximations for screen reference — not a print-proofing guarantee.
Previews
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CSS code for #E4E2CD
.text { color: #E4E2CD; }
.background { background-color: #E4E2CD; }
.border { border: 3px solid #E4E2CD; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(228, 226, 205); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(55, 30%, 85%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #E4E2CD; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(228, 226, 205, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #E4E2CD; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(228, 226, 205, 0.8); }
HTML: <p style="color:#E4E2CD">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#E4E2CD">Div content here</div>
Shades of #E4E2CD
Tints of #E4E2CD
Tones of #E4E2CD
Color harmonies
Complementary — #CDCFE4:
Analogous:
Triadic:
Contrast & accessibility
| Against white text | 1.31:1 Fails |
|---|---|
| Against black text | 16.06:1 AAA |
Best text color on #E4E2CD: #000000.
Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #E4E2CD
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:
Smaller body text shows the effect best.
Blended color: · Contrast against #E4E2CD: ·
How #E4E2CD 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 #E4E2CD rather than the exact color:
Similar colors
The closest colors that actually appear in our palette collection — click any to open its page:
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Frequently asked questions
What color is #E4E2CD?
#E4E2CD is Pale Dusty Yellow, a yellow color (RGB 228, 226, 205). Its closest standard named color is Gainsboro.
What is the RGB and HSL of #E4E2CD?
#E4E2CD is RGB 228, 226, 205 — HSL 55°, 30%, 85% — CMYK 0%, 1%, 10%, 11%.
What colors go with #E4E2CD?
Its complement is #CDCFE4; analogous partners are #E4D7CD and #DBE4CD. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.
Can I use #E4E2CD for text?
Black text on #E4E2CD has a contrast ratio of 16.06:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.31:1.