Palettes / Colors / #EAE4DC

#EAE4DC — Pale Dusty Brown

#EAE4DC 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 #EAE4DC 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.

#EAE4DC 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 #DCE2EA; it also sits naturally between #EADDDC and #E9EADC. 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 #EAE4DC

.text { color: #EAE4DC; }
.background { background-color: #EAE4DC; }
.border { border: 3px solid #EAE4DC; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(234, 228, 220); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(34, 25%, 89%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #EAE4DC; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(234, 228, 220, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #EAE4DC; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(234, 228, 220, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#EAE4DC">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#EAE4DC">Div content here</div>

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #DCE2EA:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #EAE4DC: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #EAE4DC

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 #EAE4DC 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 #EAE4DC 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

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Frequently asked questions

What color is #EAE4DC?

#EAE4DC is Pale Dusty Brown, a brown color (RGB 234, 228, 220). Its closest standard named color is Gainsboro.

What is the RGB and HSL of #EAE4DC?

#EAE4DC is RGB 234, 228, 220 — HSL 34°, 25%, 89% — CMYK 0%, 3%, 6%, 8%.

What colors go with #EAE4DC?

Its complement is #DCE2EA; analogous partners are #EADDDC and #E9EADC. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #EAE4DC for text?

Black text on #EAE4DC has a contrast ratio of 16.63:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.26:1.