Palettes / Colors / #EAE3DC

#EAE3DC — Pale Dusty Brown

#EAE3DC is a brown color we call Pale Dusty Brown, closest to the named color Gainsboro (#DCDCDC). It belongs to the brown family.

#EAE3DC 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 #DCE3EA; it also sits naturally between #EADCDC and #EAEADC. 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 86%

Cyan 0% · Magenta 3% · Yellow 6% · Key 8%

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

Previews

CSS code for #EAE3DC

.text { color: #EAE3DC; }
.background { background-color: #EAE3DC; }
.border { border: 3px solid #EAE3DC; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(234, 227, 220); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(30, 25%, 89%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #EAE3DC; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(234, 227, 220, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #EAE3DC; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(234, 227, 220, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#EAE3DC">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#EAE3DC">Div content here</div>

Shades of #EAE3DC

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Tones of #EAE3DC

Color harmonies

Complementary — #DCE3EA:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #EAE3DC: #000000.

How #EAE3DC 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 #EAE3DC 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

← #EAE3DB  ·  #EAE3DD →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #EAE3DC?

#EAE3DC is Pale Dusty Brown, a brown color (RGB 234, 227, 220). Its closest standard named color is Gainsboro.

What is the RGB and HSL of #EAE3DC?

#EAE3DC is RGB 234, 227, 220 — HSL 30°, 25%, 89% — CMYK 0%, 3%, 6%, 8%.

What colors go with #EAE3DC?

Its complement is #DCE3EA; analogous partners are #EADCDC and #EAEADC. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #EAE3DC for text?

Black text on #EAE3DC has a contrast ratio of 16.52:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.27:1.