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#EAE1DF — Pale Dusty Red

#EAE1DF is a red color we call Pale Dusty 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 #EAE1DF 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.

#EAE1DF 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 #E0E9EB; it also sits naturally between #EBE0E4 and #EBE7E0. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.

#EAE1DF · RGB 234, 225, 223

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Color values

HEX#EAE1DF
RGB234, 225, 223
HSL11°, 21%, 90%
HSV11°, 5%, 92%
CMYK0%, 4%, 5%, 8%
XYZ74.18, 76.67, 80.70
Yxy76.67, 0.3203, 0.3311
CIE-Lab90.17, 2.71, 2.05
Hunter Lab87.56, 2.70, 1.95

RGB & CMYK percentages

Red 92% · Green 88% · Blue 87%

Cyan 0% · Magenta 4% · Yellow 5% · Key 8%

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

Previews

Sample text in #EAE1DF on black
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit.
Sample text in #EAE1DF on white
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit.

CSS code for #EAE1DF

.text { color: #EAE1DF; }
.background { background-color: #EAE1DF; }
.border { border: 3px solid #EAE1DF; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(234, 225, 223); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(11, 21%, 90%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #EAE1DF; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(234, 225, 223, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #EAE1DF; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(234, 225, 223, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#EAE1DF">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#EAE1DF">Div content here</div>

Shades of #EAE1DF

#D9C8C4#C9B1AC#B69790#A68077#91685F#75544D#5D423C#412E2A#281D1A#0C0908

Tints of #EAE1DF

#EDE5E3#EDE5E3#EFE8E6#EFE8E6#F1EBE9#F3EEEC#F3EEEC#F5F1F0#F5F1F0#F7F3F3

Tones of #EAE1DF

#EAE3E1#E9E3E2#E9E4E2#E8E4E3#E7E5E4#E6E5E5

Color harmonies

Complementary — #E0E9EB:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Against white text1.29:1 Fails
Against black text16.33:1 AAA

Best text color on #EAE1DF: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #EAE1DF

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 #EAE1DF: ·

How #EAE1DF looks with color blindness

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

Protanopia · #E6E6DFDeuteranopia · #E7E7E0Tritanopia · #EAE0E0

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 purple 500 · #A855F7

Palettes with a similar color

These palettes use a close neighbour of #EAE1DF rather than the exact color:

Palette E9e3df
#E9E3DF · #FF7A30 · #465C88 · #000000
Palette Fcd1d1
#FCD1D1 · #ECE2E1 · #D3E0DC · #AEE1E1
Palette 295f98
#295F98 · #CDC2A5 · #E1D7C6 · #EAE4DD
Palette 2a3356
#2A3356 · #F35B25 · #FDFCFC · #E8E2E2
Palette Eddfe0
#EDDFE0 · #F5F5F7 · #B7B7B7 · #705C53
Palette 2b2a4c
#2B2A4C · #B31312 · #EA906C · #EEE2DE

Similar colors

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

#E9E3DF#ECE2E1#EAE4DD#E8E2E2#EDDFE0#EEE2DE#EDE4E0#E8E2DB#EAE0DA#E4E0E1#E7E7DE#E5E1DA

Browse neighbouring colors

← #EAE1DE  ·  #EAE1E0 →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #EAE1DF?

#EAE1DF is Pale Dusty Red, a red color (RGB 234, 225, 223). Its closest standard named color is Gainsboro.

What is the RGB and HSL of #EAE1DF?

#EAE1DF is RGB 234, 225, 223 — HSL 11°, 21%, 90% — CMYK 0%, 4%, 5%, 8%.

What colors go with #EAE1DF?

Its complement is #E0E9EB; analogous partners are #EBE0E4 and #EBE7E0. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #EAE1DF for text?

Black text on #EAE1DF has a contrast ratio of 16.33:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.29:1.