Palettes / Colors / #EBDED9
#EBDED9 — Pale Dusty Brown
#EBDED9 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 #EBDED9 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.
#EBDED9 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 #DAE7EC; it also sits naturally between #ECDADE and #ECE8DA. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.
Color values
| HEX | #EBDED9 |
|---|---|
| RGB | 235, 222, 217 |
| HSL | 17°, 31%, 89% |
| HSV | 17°, 8%, 92% |
| CMYK | 0%, 6%, 8%, 8% |
| XYZ | 72.91, 74.91, 76.26 |
| Yxy | 74.91, 0.3254, 0.3343 |
| CIE-Lab | 89.35, 3.59, 4.03 |
| Hunter Lab | 86.55, 3.57, 3.77 |
RGB & CMYK percentages
Red 92% · Green 87% · 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 #EBDED9
.text { color: #EBDED9; }
.background { background-color: #EBDED9; }
.border { border: 3px solid #EBDED9; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(235, 222, 217); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(17, 31%, 89%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #EBDED9; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(235, 222, 217, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #EBDED9; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(235, 222, 217, 0.8); }
HTML: <p style="color:#EBDED9">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#EBDED9">Div content here</div>
Shades of #EBDED9
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Color harmonies
Complementary — #DAE7EC:
Analogous:
Triadic:
Contrast & accessibility
| Against white text | 1.31:1 Fails |
|---|---|
| Against black text | 15.98:1 AAA |
Best text color on #EBDED9: #000000.
Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #EBDED9
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 #EBDED9: ·
How #EBDED9 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 #EBDED9 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 #EBDED9?
#EBDED9 is Pale Dusty Brown, a brown color (RGB 235, 222, 217). Its closest standard named color is Gainsboro.
What is the RGB and HSL of #EBDED9?
#EBDED9 is RGB 235, 222, 217 — HSL 17°, 31%, 89% — CMYK 0%, 6%, 8%, 8%.
What colors go with #EBDED9?
Its complement is #DAE7EC; analogous partners are #ECDADE and #ECE8DA. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.
Can I use #EBDED9 for text?
Black text on #EBDED9 has a contrast ratio of 15.98:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.31:1.