Palettes / Colors / #EAE2DF

#EAE2DF — Pale Dusty Brown

#EAE2DF 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 #EAE2DF 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.

#EAE2DF 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 #E0E8EB; it also sits naturally between #EBE0E3 and #EBE8E0. 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 89% · Blue 87%

Cyan 0% · Magenta 3% · Yellow 5% · Key 8%

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

Previews

CSS code for #EAE2DF

.text { color: #EAE2DF; }
.background { background-color: #EAE2DF; }
.border { border: 3px solid #EAE2DF; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(234, 226, 223); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(16, 21%, 90%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #EAE2DF; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(234, 226, 223, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #EAE2DF; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(234, 226, 223, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#EAE2DF">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#EAE2DF">Div content here</div>

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #E0E8EB:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #EAE2DF: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #EAE2DF

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 #EAE2DF 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 #EAE2DF 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

← #EAE2DE  ·  #EAE2E0 →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #EAE2DF?

#EAE2DF is Pale Dusty Brown, a brown color (RGB 234, 226, 223). Its closest standard named color is Gainsboro.

What is the RGB and HSL of #EAE2DF?

#EAE2DF is RGB 234, 226, 223 — HSL 16°, 21%, 90% — CMYK 0%, 3%, 5%, 8%.

What colors go with #EAE2DF?

Its complement is #E0E8EB; analogous partners are #EBE0E3 and #EBE8E0. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #EAE2DF for text?

Black text on #EAE2DF has a contrast ratio of 16.44:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.28:1.