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#EADCD7 — Pale Dusty Brown

#EADCD7 is a brown color we call Pale Dusty Brown, closest to the named color Gainsboro (#DCDCDC). It belongs to the brown family.

Color name

Closest CSS keyword: gainsboro (#DCDCDC) — not an exact match. CSS gainsboro gives you #DCDCDC, a different color; use #EADCD7 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.

#EADCD7 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 #D7E5EA; it also sits naturally between #EAD7DB and #EAE5D7. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.

#EADCD7 · RGB 234, 220, 215

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Color values

HEX#EADCD7
RGB234, 220, 215
HSL16°, 31%, 88%
HSV16°, 8%, 92%
CMYK0%, 6%, 8%, 8%
XYZ71.79, 73.59, 74.71
Yxy73.59, 0.3262, 0.3343
CIE-Lab88.73, 3.95, 4.16
Hunter Lab85.78, 3.91, 3.88

RGB & CMYK percentages

Red 92% · Green 86% · Blue 84%

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

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

Previews

Sample text in #EADCD7 on black
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit.
Sample text in #EADCD7 on white
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit.

CSS code for #EADCD7

.text { color: #EADCD7; }
.background { background-color: #EADCD7; }
.border { border: 3px solid #EADCD7; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(234, 220, 215); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(16, 31%, 88%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #EADCD7; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(234, 220, 215, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #EADCD7; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(234, 220, 215, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#EADCD7">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#EADCD7">Div content here</div>

Shades of #EADCD7

#DCC5BC#CCAA9E#BE9383#AE7965#9A6451#7F5343#613F33#462E25#281A15#0D0907

Tints of #EADCD7

#ECDFDA#EDE2DE#EDE2DE#EFE5E1#F1E8E4#F3EBE8#F4EDEB#F4EDEB#F6F0EE#F8F3F2

Tones of #EADCD7

#E9DDD8#E7DDDA#E6DEDB#E4DFDC#E3DFDE#E2E0DF

Color harmonies

Complementary — #D7E5EA:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Against white text1.34:1 Fails
Against black text15.72:1 AAA

Best text color on #EADCD7: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #EADCD7

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 #EADCD7: ·

How #EADCD7 looks with color blindness

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

Protanopia · #E4E4D8Deuteranopia · #E5E6D9Tritanopia · #E9D9D9

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 #EADCD7 rather than the exact color:

Radiant Ruby Orchard
#954331 · #349E48 · #7A67CD · #ECDED7
Honey Petal
#A1372E · #58CF61 · #6359D0 · #EEDCD7
Smoky Dusk
#9A6C37 · #65C89A · #7F40B4 · #E8DBD3
Palette E7dfd5
#E7DFD5 · #84A9AC · #3B6978 · #204051
Palette Eac7c7
#EAC7C7 · #A0C3D2 · #F7F5EB · #EAE0DA
Palette E8ded2
#E8DED2 · #A3D2CA · #5EAAA8 · #056676

Similar colors

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

#ECDED7#EEDCD7#E8DBD3#E7DFD5#EAE0DA#E8DED2#EDE0D4#EAE2D6#E8E2D8#E5E0D8#EBD9D1#F0DBDB

Browse neighbouring colors

← #EADCD6  ·  #EADCD8 →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #EADCD7?

#EADCD7 is Pale Dusty Brown, a brown color (RGB 234, 220, 215). Its closest standard named color is Gainsboro.

What is the RGB and HSL of #EADCD7?

#EADCD7 is RGB 234, 220, 215 — HSL 16°, 31%, 88% — CMYK 0%, 6%, 8%, 8%.

What colors go with #EADCD7?

Its complement is #D7E5EA; analogous partners are #EAD7DB and #EAE5D7. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #EADCD7 for text?

Black text on #EADCD7 has a contrast ratio of 15.72:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.34:1.