Palettes / Colors / #E9E4E2

#E9E4E2 — Pale Dusty Brown

#E9E4E2 is a brown color we call Pale Dusty Brown, closest to the named color Gainsboro (#DCDCDC). It belongs to the brown family.

#E9E4E2 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 #E2E7E9; it also sits naturally between #E9E2E3 and #E9E8E2. 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 89% · Blue 89%

Cyan 0% · Magenta 2% · Yellow 3% · Key 9%

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

Previews

CSS code for #E9E4E2

.text { color: #E9E4E2; }
.background { background-color: #E9E4E2; }
.border { border: 3px solid #E9E4E2; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(233, 228, 226); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(17, 14%, 90%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #E9E4E2; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(233, 228, 226, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #E9E4E2; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(233, 228, 226, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#E9E4E2">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#E9E4E2">Div content here</div>

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #E2E7E9:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #E9E4E2: #000000.

How #E9E4E2 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 #E9E4E2 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

← #E9E4E1  ·  #E9E4E3 →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #E9E4E2?

#E9E4E2 is Pale Dusty Brown, a brown color (RGB 233, 228, 226). Its closest standard named color is Gainsboro.

What is the RGB and HSL of #E9E4E2?

#E9E4E2 is RGB 233, 228, 226 — HSL 17°, 14%, 90% — CMYK 0%, 2%, 3%, 9%.

What colors go with #E9E4E2?

Its complement is #E2E7E9; analogous partners are #E9E2E3 and #E9E8E2. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #E9E4E2 for text?

Black text on #E9E4E2 has a contrast ratio of 16.66:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.26:1.