Palettes / Colors / #E9DBDA

#E9DBDA — Pale Dusty Red

#E9DBDA 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 #E9DBDA 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.

#E9DBDA 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 #D9E7E8; it also sits naturally between #E8D9DF and #E8E1D9. 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 86% · Blue 85%

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

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

Previews

CSS code for #E9DBDA

.text { color: #E9DBDA; }
.background { background-color: #E9DBDA; }
.border { border: 3px solid #E9DBDA; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(233, 219, 218); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(4, 25%, 88%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #E9DBDA; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(233, 219, 218, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #E9DBDA; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(233, 219, 218, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#E9DBDA">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#E9DBDA">Div content here</div>

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #D9E7E8:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #E9DBDA: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #E9DBDA

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 #E9DBDA 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 #E9DBDA 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 #E9DBDA?

#E9DBDA is Pale Dusty Red, a red color (RGB 233, 219, 218). Its closest standard named color is Gainsboro.

What is the RGB and HSL of #E9DBDA?

#E9DBDA is RGB 233, 219, 218 — HSL 4°, 25%, 88% — CMYK 0%, 6%, 6%, 9%.

What colors go with #E9DBDA?

Its complement is #D9E7E8; analogous partners are #E8D9DF and #E8E1D9. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #E9DBDA for text?

Black text on #E9DBDA has a contrast ratio of 15.61:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.35:1.