Palettes / Colors / #EBD2D0

#EBD2D0 — Pale Muted Red

#EBD2D0 is a red color we call Pale Muted Red, closest to the named color Gainsboro (#DCDCDC). It belongs to the red family.

#EBD2D0 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 #D1E9EB; it also sits naturally between #EBD1DC and #EBE0D1. 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 82% · Blue 82%

Cyan 0% · Magenta 11% · Yellow 11% · Key 8%

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

Previews

CSS code for #EBD2D0

.text { color: #EBD2D0; }
.background { background-color: #EBD2D0; }
.border { border: 3px solid #EBD2D0; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(235, 210, 208); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(4, 40%, 87%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #EBD2D0; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(235, 210, 208, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #EBD2D0; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(235, 210, 208, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#EBD2D0">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#EBD2D0">Div content here</div>

Shades of #EBD2D0

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Tones of #EBD2D0

Color harmonies

Complementary — #D1E9EB:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #EBD2D0: #000000.

How #EBD2D0 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 #EBD2D0 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

← #EBD2CF  ·  #EBD2D1 →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #EBD2D0?

#EBD2D0 is Pale Muted Red, a red color (RGB 235, 210, 208). Its closest standard named color is Gainsboro.

What is the RGB and HSL of #EBD2D0?

#EBD2D0 is RGB 235, 210, 208 — HSL 4°, 40%, 87% — CMYK 0%, 11%, 11%, 8%.

What colors go with #EBD2D0?

Its complement is #D1E9EB; analogous partners are #EBD1DC and #EBE0D1. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #EBD2D0 for text?

Black text on #EBD2D0 has a contrast ratio of 14.66:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.43:1.