Palettes / Colors / #E6DFDB

#E6DFDB — Pale Dusty Brown

#E6DFDB is a brown color we call Pale Dusty Brown, closest to the named color Gainsboro (#DCDCDC). It belongs to the brown family.

#E6DFDB 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 #DBE2E6; it also sits naturally between #E6DBDC and #E6E4DB. 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 86%

Cyan 0% · Magenta 3% · Yellow 5% · Key 10%

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

Previews

CSS code for #E6DFDB

.text { color: #E6DFDB; }
.background { background-color: #E6DFDB; }
.border { border: 3px solid #E6DFDB; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(230, 223, 219); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(22, 18%, 88%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #E6DFDB; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(230, 223, 219, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #E6DFDB; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(230, 223, 219, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#E6DFDB">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#E6DFDB">Div content here</div>

Shades of #E6DFDB

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Tones of #E6DFDB

Color harmonies

Complementary — #DBE2E6:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #E6DFDB: #000000.

How #E6DFDB 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 #E6DFDB 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 #E6DFDB?

#E6DFDB is Pale Dusty Brown, a brown color (RGB 230, 223, 219). Its closest standard named color is Gainsboro.

What is the RGB and HSL of #E6DFDB?

#E6DFDB is RGB 230, 223, 219 — HSL 22°, 18%, 88% — CMYK 0%, 3%, 5%, 10%.

What colors go with #E6DFDB?

Its complement is #DBE2E6; analogous partners are #E6DBDC and #E6E4DB. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #E6DFDB for text?

Black text on #E6DFDB has a contrast ratio of 15.94:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.32:1.