Palettes / Colors / #E5DFDE

#E5DFDE — Pale Dusty Red

#E5DFDE is a red color we call Pale Dusty Red, closest to the named color Gainsboro (#DCDCDC). It belongs to the red family.

Color name

Closest CSS keyword: gainsboro (#DCDCDC) — not an exact match. CSS gainsboro gives you #DCDCDC, a different color; use #E5DFDE 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.

#E5DFDE is a warm red color associated with energy, passion and urgency. It is light enough to work as a background or base color, with darker text on top.

Its strongest partner is its complement #DDE3E4; it also sits naturally between #E4DDDF and #E4E2DD. 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 90% · Green 87% · Blue 87%

Cyan 0% · Magenta 3% · Yellow 3% · Key 10%

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

Previews

CSS code for #E5DFDE

.text { color: #E5DFDE; }
.background { background-color: #E5DFDE; }
.border { border: 3px solid #E5DFDE; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(229, 223, 222); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(9, 12%, 88%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #E5DFDE; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(229, 223, 222, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #E5DFDE; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(229, 223, 222, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#E5DFDE">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#E5DFDE">Div content here</div>

Shades of #E5DFDE

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #DDE3E4:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #E5DFDE: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #E5DFDE

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 #E5DFDE 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 #E5DFDE 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 #E5DFDE?

#E5DFDE is Pale Dusty Red, a red color (RGB 229, 223, 222). Its closest standard named color is Gainsboro.

What is the RGB and HSL of #E5DFDE?

#E5DFDE is RGB 229, 223, 222 — HSL 9°, 12%, 88% — CMYK 0%, 3%, 3%, 10%.

What colors go with #E5DFDE?

Its complement is #DDE3E4; analogous partners are #E4DDDF and #E4E2DD. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #E5DFDE for text?

Black text on #E5DFDE has a contrast ratio of 15.94:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.32:1.