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#EAD2CD — Pale Muted Red

#EAD2CD is a red color we call Pale Muted 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 #EAD2CD 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.

#EAD2CD 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 #CDE5EA; it also sits naturally between #EACDD6 and #EAE0CD. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.

#EAD2CD · RGB 234, 210, 205

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Color values

HEX#EAD2CD
RGB234, 210, 205
HSL10°, 41%, 86%
HSV10°, 12%, 92%
CMYK0%, 10%, 12%, 8%
XYZ68.00, 67.99, 67.30
Yxy67.99, 0.3345, 0.3345
CIE-Lab86.00, 7.52, 5.50
Hunter Lab82.46, 7.42, 5.03

RGB & CMYK percentages

Red 92% · Green 82% · Blue 80%

Cyan 0% · Magenta 10% · Yellow 12% · Key 8%

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

Previews

Sample text in #EAD2CD on black
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit.
Sample text in #EAD2CD on white
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit.

CSS code for #EAD2CD

.text { color: #EAD2CD; }
.background { background-color: #EAD2CD; }
.border { border: 3px solid #EAD2CD; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(234, 210, 205); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(10, 41%, 86%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #EAD2CD; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(234, 210, 205, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #EAD2CD; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(234, 210, 205, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#EAD2CD">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#EAD2CD">Div content here</div>

Shades of #EAD2CD

#DEB8B0#D29E93#C48073#B86656#A25344#854538#68362C#48251E#2B1612#0E0706

Tints of #EAD2CD

#EBD5D0#EDD8D4#EEDBD7#F0DFDB#F1E2DF#F3E5E2#F4E8E6#F6ECE9#F7EFED#F9F2F1

Tones of #EAD2CD

#E8D3CF#E6D4D1#E4D6D3#E2D7D5#E0D8D7#DDDAD9

Color harmonies

Complementary — #CDE5EA:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Against white text1.44:1 Fails
Against black text14.60:1 AAA

Best text color on #EAD2CD: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #EAD2CD

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:

100%
Sample heading text
Smaller body text shows the effect best.

Blended color: · Contrast against #EAD2CD: ·

How #EAD2CD looks with color blindness

Simulated with standard Machado color-vision-deficiency matrices — useful when this color carries meaning in charts, maps or interfaces:

Protanopia · #E0DFCEDeuteranopia · #E1E3CFTritanopia · #E9CFCF

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:

Bootstrap light · #F8F9FAMaterial Grey 500 · #9E9E9ETailwind fuchsia 500 · #D946EF

Palettes with a similar color

These palettes use a close neighbour of #EAD2CD rather than the exact color:

Serene Tempest
#EBCECB · #B14239 · #89362F · #4E201D
Palette 9e9d89
#9E9D89 · #E4D3CF · #E2BCB7 · #B67162
Palette B9375d
#B9375D · #D25D5D · #E7D3D3 · #EEEEEE
Palette E7cccc
#E7CCCC · #EDE8DC · #A5B68D · #C1CFA1
Gentle Harbor
#EDD8CF · #C48B73 · #9E5D43 · #6E3E2B
Crystal Terrace
#782D2E · #3DA13C · #4546B8 · #E7D4D3

Similar colors

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

#EBCECB#E4D3CF#E7D3D3#E7CCCC#EDD8CF#E7D4D3#E4D0D0#F1D3CE#E9D4C6#EBD4D4#F1D1D0#E7CBCB

Browse neighbouring colors

← #EAD2CC  ·  #EAD2CE →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #EAD2CD?

#EAD2CD is Pale Muted Red, a red color (RGB 234, 210, 205). Its closest standard named color is Gainsboro.

What is the RGB and HSL of #EAD2CD?

#EAD2CD is RGB 234, 210, 205 — HSL 10°, 41%, 86% — CMYK 0%, 10%, 12%, 8%.

What colors go with #EAD2CD?

Its complement is #CDE5EA; analogous partners are #EACDD6 and #EAE0CD. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #EAD2CD for text?

Black text on #EAD2CD has a contrast ratio of 14.60:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.44:1.