Palettes / Colors / #EBDCD9
#EBDCD9 — Pale Dusty Red
#EBDCD9 is a red color we call Pale Dusty 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 #EBDCD9 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.
#EBDCD9 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 #DAE9EC; it also sits naturally between #ECDAE0 and #ECE6DA. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.
Color values
| HEX | #EBDCD9 |
|---|---|
| RGB | 235, 220, 217 |
| HSL | 10°, 31%, 89% |
| HSV | 10°, 8%, 92% |
| CMYK | 0%, 6%, 8%, 8% |
| XYZ | 72.38, 73.86, 76.09 |
| Yxy | 73.86, 0.3256, 0.3322 |
| CIE-Lab | 88.86, 4.63, 3.31 |
| Hunter Lab | 85.94, 4.60, 3.10 |
RGB & CMYK percentages
Red 92% · Green 86% · Blue 85%
Cyan 0% · Magenta 6% · Yellow 8% · Key 8%
CMYK values are unprofiled approximations for screen reference — not a print-proofing guarantee.
Previews
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CSS code for #EBDCD9
.text { color: #EBDCD9; }
.background { background-color: #EBDCD9; }
.border { border: 3px solid #EBDCD9; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(235, 220, 217); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(10, 31%, 89%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #EBDCD9; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(235, 220, 217, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #EBDCD9; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(235, 220, 217, 0.8); }
HTML: <p style="color:#EBDCD9">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#EBDCD9">Div content here</div>
Shades of #EBDCD9
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Color harmonies
Complementary — #DAE9EC:
Analogous:
Triadic:
Contrast & accessibility
| Against white text | 1.33:1 Fails |
|---|---|
| Against black text | 15.77:1 AAA |
Best text color on #EBDCD9: #000000.
Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #EBDCD9
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 #EBDCD9: ·
How #EBDCD9 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 #EBDCD9 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 #EBDCD9?
#EBDCD9 is Pale Dusty Red, a red color (RGB 235, 220, 217). Its closest standard named color is Gainsboro.
What is the RGB and HSL of #EBDCD9?
#EBDCD9 is RGB 235, 220, 217 — HSL 10°, 31%, 89% — CMYK 0%, 6%, 8%, 8%.
What colors go with #EBDCD9?
Its complement is #DAE9EC; analogous partners are #ECDAE0 and #ECE6DA. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.
Can I use #EBDCD9 for text?
Black text on #EBDCD9 has a contrast ratio of 15.77:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.33:1.