Palettes / Colors / #EADFD2

#EADFD2 — Pale Muted Brown

#EADFD2 is a brown color we call Pale Muted 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 #EADFD2 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.

#EADFD2 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 #D2DDEA; it also sits naturally between #EAD3D2 and #E9EAD2. 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 87% · Blue 82%

Cyan 0% · Magenta 5% · Yellow 10% · Key 8%

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

Previews

CSS code for #EADFD2

.text { color: #EADFD2; }
.background { background-color: #EADFD2; }
.border { border: 3px solid #EADFD2; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(234, 223, 210); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(33, 36%, 87%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #EADFD2; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(234, 223, 210, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #EADFD2; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(234, 223, 210, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#EADFD2">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#EADFD2">Div content here</div>

Shades of #EADFD2

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #D2DDEA:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #EADFD2: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #EADFD2

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:

How #EADFD2 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 #EADFD2 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

← #EADFD1  ·  #EADFD3 →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #EADFD2?

#EADFD2 is Pale Muted Brown, a brown color (RGB 234, 223, 210). Its closest standard named color is Gainsboro.

What is the RGB and HSL of #EADFD2?

#EADFD2 is RGB 234, 223, 210 — HSL 33°, 36%, 87% — CMYK 0%, 5%, 10%, 8%.

What colors go with #EADFD2?

Its complement is #D2DDEA; analogous partners are #EAD3D2 and #E9EAD2. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #EADFD2 for text?

Black text on #EADFD2 has a contrast ratio of 15.98:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.31:1.