Palettes / Colors / #EAD8D8

#EAD8D8 — Pale Dusty Red

#EAD8D8 is a red color we call Pale Dusty Red, closest to the named color Gainsboro (#DCDCDC). It belongs to the red family.

#EAD8D8 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 #D7EAEA; it also sits naturally between #EAD7E0 and #EAE0D7. 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 92% · Green 85% · Blue 85%

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

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

Previews

CSS code for #EAD8D8

.text { color: #EAD8D8; }
.background { background-color: #EAD8D8; }
.border { border: 3px solid #EAD8D8; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(234, 216, 216); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(0, 30%, 88%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #EAD8D8; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(234, 216, 216, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #EAD8D8; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(234, 216, 216, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#EAD8D8">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#EAD8D8">Div content here</div>

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #D7EAEA:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #EAD8D8: #000000.

How #EAD8D8 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 #EAD8D8 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

← #EAD8D7  ·  #EAD8D9 →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #EAD8D8?

#EAD8D8 is Pale Dusty Red, a red color (RGB 234, 216, 216). Its closest standard named color is Gainsboro.

What is the RGB and HSL of #EAD8D8?

#EAD8D8 is RGB 234, 216, 216 — HSL 0°, 30%, 88% — CMYK 0%, 8%, 8%, 8%.

What colors go with #EAD8D8?

Its complement is #D7EAEA; analogous partners are #EAD7E0 and #EAE0D7. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #EAD8D8 for text?

Black text on #EAD8D8 has a contrast ratio of 15.31:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.37:1.