Palettes / Colors / #EBDAD6
#EBDAD6 — Pale Muted Red
#EBDAD6 is a red color we call Pale Muted Red, closest to the named color Gainsboro (#DCDCDC). It belongs to the red family.
Color name
Closest CSS keyword: gainsboro (#DCDCDC) — not an exact match. CSS gainsboro gives you #DCDCDC, a different color; use #EBDAD6 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.
#EBDAD6 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 #D6E7EB; it also sits naturally between #EBD6DD and #EBE4D6. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.
Color values
| HEX | #EBDAD6 |
|---|---|
| RGB | 235, 218, 214 |
| HSL | 11°, 34%, 88% |
| HSV | 11°, 9%, 92% |
| CMYK | 0%, 7%, 9%, 8% |
| XYZ | 71.47, 72.66, 73.88 |
| Yxy | 72.66, 0.3278, 0.3333 |
| CIE-Lab | 88.29, 5.17, 4.06 |
| Hunter Lab | 85.24, 5.12, 3.78 |
RGB & CMYK percentages
Red 92% · Green 85% · Blue 84%
Cyan 0% · Magenta 7% · Yellow 9% · Key 8%
CMYK values are unprofiled approximations for screen reference — not a print-proofing guarantee.
Previews
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CSS code for #EBDAD6
.text { color: #EBDAD6; }
.background { background-color: #EBDAD6; }
.border { border: 3px solid #EBDAD6; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(235, 218, 214); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(11, 34%, 88%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #EBDAD6; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(235, 218, 214, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #EBDAD6; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(235, 218, 214, 0.8); }
HTML: <p style="color:#EBDAD6">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#EBDAD6">Div content here</div>
Shades of #EBDAD6
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Color harmonies
Complementary — #D6E7EB:
Analogous:
Triadic:
Contrast & accessibility
| Against white text | 1.35:1 Fails |
|---|---|
| Against black text | 15.53:1 AAA |
Best text color on #EBDAD6: #000000.
Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #EBDAD6
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:
Smaller body text shows the effect best.
Blended color: · Contrast against #EBDAD6: ·
How #EBDAD6 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 #EBDAD6 rather than the exact color:
Similar colors
The closest colors that actually appear in our palette collection — click any to open its page:
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Frequently asked questions
What color is #EBDAD6?
#EBDAD6 is Pale Muted Red, a red color (RGB 235, 218, 214). Its closest standard named color is Gainsboro.
What is the RGB and HSL of #EBDAD6?
#EBDAD6 is RGB 235, 218, 214 — HSL 11°, 34%, 88% — CMYK 0%, 7%, 9%, 8%.
What colors go with #EBDAD6?
Its complement is #D6E7EB; analogous partners are #EBD6DD and #EBE4D6. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.
Can I use #EBDAD6 for text?
Black text on #EBDAD6 has a contrast ratio of 15.53:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.35:1.