Palettes / Colors / #EBD5D2

#EBD5D2 — Pale Muted Red

#EBD5D2 is a red color we call Pale Muted Red, closest to the named color Gainsboro (#DCDCDC). It belongs to the red family.

#EBD5D2 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 #D1E8EA; it also sits naturally between #EAD1DB and #EAE1D1. 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 84% · Blue 82%

Cyan 0% · Magenta 9% · Yellow 11% · Key 8%

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

Previews

CSS code for #EBD5D2

.text { color: #EBD5D2; }
.background { background-color: #EBD5D2; }
.border { border: 3px solid #EBD5D2; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(235, 213, 210); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(7, 38%, 87%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #EBD5D2; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(235, 213, 210, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #EBD5D2; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(235, 213, 210, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#EBD5D2">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#EBD5D2">Div content here</div>

Shades of #EBD5D2

Tints of #EBD5D2

Tones of #EBD5D2

Color harmonies

Complementary — #D1E8EA:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #EBD5D2: #000000.

How #EBD5D2 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 #EBD5D2 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

← #EBD5D1  ·  #EBD5D3 →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #EBD5D2?

#EBD5D2 is Pale Muted Red, a red color (RGB 235, 213, 210). Its closest standard named color is Gainsboro.

What is the RGB and HSL of #EBD5D2?

#EBD5D2 is RGB 235, 213, 210 — HSL 7°, 38%, 87% — CMYK 0%, 9%, 11%, 8%.

What colors go with #EBD5D2?

Its complement is #D1E8EA; analogous partners are #EAD1DB and #EAE1D1. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #EBD5D2 for text?

Black text on #EBD5D2 has a contrast ratio of 14.98:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.40:1.