Palettes / Colors / #E6DFD1

#E6DFD1 — Pale Dusty Brown

#E6DFD1 is a brown color we call Pale Dusty Brown, closest to the named color Gainsboro (#DCDCDC). It belongs to the brown family.

#E6DFD1 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 #D1D8E6; it also sits naturally between #E6D4D1 and #E2E6D1. 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 82%

Cyan 0% · Magenta 3% · Yellow 9% · Key 10%

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

Previews

CSS code for #E6DFD1

.text { color: #E6DFD1; }
.background { background-color: #E6DFD1; }
.border { border: 3px solid #E6DFD1; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(230, 223, 209); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(40, 30%, 86%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #E6DFD1; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(230, 223, 209, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #E6DFD1; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(230, 223, 209, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#E6DFD1">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#E6DFD1">Div content here</div>

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #D1D8E6:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #E6DFD1: #000000.

How #E6DFD1 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 #E6DFD1 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 #E6DFD1?

#E6DFD1 is Pale Dusty Brown, a brown color (RGB 230, 223, 209). Its closest standard named color is Gainsboro.

What is the RGB and HSL of #E6DFD1?

#E6DFD1 is RGB 230, 223, 209 — HSL 40°, 30%, 86% — CMYK 0%, 3%, 9%, 10%.

What colors go with #E6DFD1?

Its complement is #D1D8E6; analogous partners are #E6D4D1 and #E2E6D1. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #E6DFD1 for text?

Black text on #E6DFD1 has a contrast ratio of 15.84:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.33:1.