Palettes / Colors / #E9D8DA

#E9D8DA — Pale Dusty Red

#E9D8DA is a red color we call Pale Dusty Red, closest to the named color Gainsboro (#DCDCDC). It belongs to the red family.

#E9D8DA 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 #D8E9E7; it also sits naturally between #E9D8E2 and #E9DED8. 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 91% · Green 85% · Blue 85%

Cyan 0% · Magenta 7% · Yellow 6% · Key 9%

Previews

CSS code for #E9D8DA

.text { color: #E9D8DA; }
.background { background-color: #E9D8DA; }
.border { border: 3px solid #E9D8DA; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(233, 216, 218); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(353, 28%, 88%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #E9D8DA; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(233, 216, 218, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #E9D8DA; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(233, 216, 218, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#E9D8DA">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#E9D8DA">Div content here</div>

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #D8E9E7:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #E9D8DA: #000000.

How #E9D8DA 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 #E9D8DA or a close neighbour

Similar colors

The closest colors that actually appear in our palette collection — click any to open its page:

Browse neighbouring colors

← #E9D8D9  ·  #E9D8DB →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #E9D8DA?

#E9D8DA is Pale Dusty Red, a red color (RGB 233, 216, 218). Its closest standard named color is Gainsboro.

What is the RGB and HSL of #E9D8DA?

#E9D8DA is RGB 233, 216, 218 — HSL 353°, 28%, 88% — CMYK 0%, 7%, 6%, 9%.

What colors go with #E9D8DA?

Its complement is #D8E9E7; analogous partners are #E9D8E2 and #E9DED8. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #E9D8DA for text?

Black text on #E9D8DA has a contrast ratio of 15.30:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.37:1.