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#ECD4CF — Pale Muted Red

#ECD4CF 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 #ECD4CF 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.

#ECD4CF 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 #D0E7EC; it also sits naturally between #ECD0D9 and #ECE3D0. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.

#ECD4CF · RGB 236, 212, 207

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Color values

HEX#ECD4CF
RGB236, 212, 207
HSL10°, 43%, 87%
HSV10°, 12%, 93%
CMYK0%, 10%, 12%, 7%
XYZ69.40, 69.42, 68.77
Yxy69.42, 0.3343, 0.3344
CIE-Lab86.71, 7.50, 5.49
Hunter Lab83.32, 7.43, 5.04

RGB & CMYK percentages

Red 93% · Green 83% · Blue 81%

Cyan 0% · Magenta 10% · Yellow 12% · Key 7%

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

Previews

Sample text in #ECD4CF on black
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit.
Sample text in #ECD4CF on white
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit.

CSS code for #ECD4CF

.text { color: #ECD4CF; }
.background { background-color: #ECD4CF; }
.border { border: 3px solid #ECD4CF; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(236, 212, 207); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(10, 43%, 87%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #ECD4CF; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(236, 212, 207, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #ECD4CF; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(236, 212, 207, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#ECD4CF">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#ECD4CF">Div content here</div>

Shades of #ECD4CF

#E0BAB2#D39D92#C88274#BC6857#A85443#874336#6A352A#4D261F#2C1611#0F0706

Tints of #ECD4CF

#EED8D3#EFDBD7#F0DEDB#F2E1DE#F3E5E2#F3E5E2#F5E8E5#F6EBE9#F8EFED#F9F2F0

Tones of #ECD4CF

#EAD6D2#E8D7D4#E6D8D6#E4DAD8#E2DBDA#E0DDDC

Color harmonies

Complementary — #D0E7EC:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Against white text1.41:1 Fails
Against black text14.88:1 AAA

Best text color on #ECD4CF: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #ECD4CF

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:

100%
Sample heading text
Smaller body text shows the effect best.

Blended color: · Contrast against #ECD4CF: ·

How #ECD4CF looks with color blindness

Simulated with standard Machado color-vision-deficiency matrices — useful when this color carries meaning in charts, maps or interfaces:

Protanopia · #E2E1D0Deuteranopia · #E3E5D0Tritanopia · #EBD1D1

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:

Bootstrap light · #F8F9FAMaterial Grey 500 · #9E9E9ETailwind fuchsia 500 · #D946EF

Palettes with a similar color

These palettes use a close neighbour of #ECD4CF rather than the exact color:

Gentle Harbor
#EDD8CF · #C48B73 · #9E5D43 · #6E3E2B
Palette Fff0f0
#FFF0F0 · #EBD4D4 · #835858 · #463333
Palette D1e9f6
#D1E9F6 · #F6EACB · #F1D3CE · #EECAD5
Palette A8bba3
#A8BBA3 · #F7F4EA · #EBD9D1 · #B87C4C
Palette F4f9f9
#F4F9F9 · #F1D1D0 · #FBACCC · #F875AA
Palette 7d5a5a
#7D5A5A · #F1D1D1 · #F3E1E1 · #FAF2F2

Similar colors

The closest colors that actually appear in our palette collection — click any to open its page:

#EDD8CF#EBD4D4#F1D3CE#EBD9D1#F1D1D0#F1D1D1#EFD9D1#EBD5D5#E7D4D3#E7D3D3#F2D2D2#F2D1D1

Browse neighbouring colors

← #ECD4CE  ·  #ECD4D0 →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #ECD4CF?

#ECD4CF is Pale Muted Red, a red color (RGB 236, 212, 207). Its closest standard named color is Gainsboro.

What is the RGB and HSL of #ECD4CF?

#ECD4CF is RGB 236, 212, 207 — HSL 10°, 43%, 87% — CMYK 0%, 10%, 12%, 7%.

What colors go with #ECD4CF?

Its complement is #D0E7EC; analogous partners are #ECD0D9 and #ECE3D0. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #ECD4CF for text?

Black text on #ECD4CF has a contrast ratio of 14.88:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.41:1.