Palettes / Colors / #ECE4DF

#ECE4DF — Pale Dusty Brown

#ECE4DF is a brown color we call Pale Dusty Brown, closest to the named color AntiqueWhite (#FAEBD7). It belongs to the brown family.

#ECE4DF 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 #DFE7EC; it also sits naturally between #ECDFE1 and #ECEADF. 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 93% · Green 89% · Blue 87%

Cyan 0% · Magenta 3% · Yellow 6% · Key 7%

Previews

CSS code for #ECE4DF

.text { color: #ECE4DF; }
.background { background-color: #ECE4DF; }
.border { border: 3px solid #ECE4DF; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(236, 228, 223); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(23, 25%, 90%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #ECE4DF; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(236, 228, 223, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #ECE4DF; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(236, 228, 223, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#ECE4DF">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#ECE4DF">Div content here</div>

Shades of #ECE4DF

Tints of #ECE4DF

Tones of #ECE4DF

Color harmonies

Complementary — #DFE7EC:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #ECE4DF: #000000.

How #ECE4DF 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 #ECE4DF or a close neighbour

Similar colors

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

Browse neighbouring colors

← #ECE4DE  ·  #ECE4E0 →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #ECE4DF?

#ECE4DF is Pale Dusty Brown, a brown color (RGB 236, 228, 223). Its closest standard named color is AntiqueWhite.

What is the RGB and HSL of #ECE4DF?

#ECE4DF is RGB 236, 228, 223 — HSL 23°, 25%, 90% — CMYK 0%, 3%, 6%, 7%.

What colors go with #ECE4DF?

Its complement is #DFE7EC; analogous partners are #ECDFE1 and #ECEADF. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #ECE4DF for text?

Black text on #ECE4DF has a contrast ratio of 16.73:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.26:1.