Palettes / Colors / #EADBDD

#EADBDD — Pale Dusty Red

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

#EADBDD 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 #DCEAE8; it also sits naturally between #EADCE5 and #EAE1DC. 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 86% · Blue 87%

Cyan 0% · Magenta 6% · Yellow 6% · Key 8%

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

Previews

CSS code for #EADBDD

.text { color: #EADBDD; }
.background { background-color: #EADBDD; }
.border { border: 3px solid #EADBDD; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(234, 219, 221); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(352, 26%, 89%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #EADBDD; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(234, 219, 221, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #EADBDD; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(234, 219, 221, 0.8); }

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

Shades of #EADBDD

Tints of #EADBDD

Tones of #EADBDD

Color harmonies

Complementary — #DCEAE8:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #EADBDD: #000000.

How #EADBDD 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 #EADBDD 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

← #EADBDC  ·  #EADBDE →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #EADBDD?

#EADBDD is Pale Dusty Red, a red color (RGB 234, 219, 221). Its closest standard named color is Gainsboro.

What is the RGB and HSL of #EADBDD?

#EADBDD is RGB 234, 219, 221 — HSL 352°, 26%, 89% — CMYK 0%, 6%, 6%, 8%.

What colors go with #EADBDD?

Its complement is #DCEAE8; analogous partners are #EADCE5 and #EAE1DC. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #EADBDD for text?

Black text on #EADBDD has a contrast ratio of 15.68:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.34:1.