Palettes / Colors / #E5E4DA

#E5E4DA — Pale Dusty Yellow

#E5E4DA is a yellow color we call Pale Dusty Yellow, closest to the named color Gainsboro (#DCDCDC). It belongs to the yellow family.

#E5E4DA 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 #DBDCE6; it also sits naturally between #E6E0DB and #E1E6DB. 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 89% · Blue 85%

Cyan 0% · Magenta 0% · Yellow 5% · Key 10%

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

Previews

CSS code for #E5E4DA

.text { color: #E5E4DA; }
.background { background-color: #E5E4DA; }
.border { border: 3px solid #E5E4DA; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(229, 228, 218); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(55, 17%, 88%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #E5E4DA; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(229, 228, 218, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #E5E4DA; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(229, 228, 218, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#E5E4DA">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#E5E4DA">Div content here</div>

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #DBDCE6:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #E5E4DA: #000000.

How #E5E4DA 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 #E5E4DA 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

← #E5E4D9  ·  #E5E4DB →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #E5E4DA?

#E5E4DA is Pale Dusty Yellow, a yellow color (RGB 229, 228, 218). Its closest standard named color is Gainsboro.

What is the RGB and HSL of #E5E4DA?

#E5E4DA is RGB 229, 228, 218 — HSL 55°, 17%, 88% — CMYK 0%, 0%, 5%, 10%.

What colors go with #E5E4DA?

Its complement is #DBDCE6; analogous partners are #E6E0DB and #E1E6DB. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #E5E4DA for text?

Black text on #E5E4DA has a contrast ratio of 16.44:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.28:1.