Palettes / Colors / #EBE2DE

#EBE2DE — Pale Dusty Brown

#EBE2DE 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 #EBE2DE 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.

#EBE2DE 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 #DFE8EC; it also sits naturally between #ECDFE2 and #ECE9DF. 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 89% · Blue 87%

Cyan 0% · Magenta 4% · Yellow 6% · Key 8%

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

Previews

CSS code for #EBE2DE

.text { color: #EBE2DE; }
.background { background-color: #EBE2DE; }
.border { border: 3px solid #EBE2DE; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(235, 226, 222); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(18, 25%, 90%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #EBE2DE; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(235, 226, 222, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #EBE2DE; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(235, 226, 222, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#EBE2DE">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#EBE2DE">Div content here</div>

Shades of #EBE2DE

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #DFE8EC:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #EBE2DE: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #EBE2DE

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:

How #EBE2DE 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 #EBE2DE 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

← #EBE2DD  ·  #EBE2DF →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #EBE2DE?

#EBE2DE is Pale Dusty Brown, a brown color (RGB 235, 226, 222). Its closest standard named color is Gainsboro.

What is the RGB and HSL of #EBE2DE?

#EBE2DE is RGB 235, 226, 222 — HSL 18°, 25%, 90% — CMYK 0%, 4%, 6%, 8%.

What colors go with #EBE2DE?

Its complement is #DFE8EC; analogous partners are #ECDFE2 and #ECE9DF. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #EBE2DE for text?

Black text on #EBE2DE has a contrast ratio of 16.47:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.28:1.