Palettes / Colors / #EDCED4
#EDCED4 — Pale Muted Red
#EDCED4 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 #EDCED4 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.
#EDCED4 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 #CFEDE7; it also sits naturally between #EDCFE4 and #EDD8CF. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.
Color values
| HEX | #EDCED4 |
|---|---|
| RGB | 237, 206, 212 |
| HSL | 348°, 46%, 87% |
| HSV | 348°, 13%, 93% |
| CMYK | 0%, 13%, 11%, 7% |
| XYZ | 68.88, 66.90, 71.57 |
| Yxy | 66.90, 0.3322, 0.3226 |
| CIE-Lab | 85.45, 11.81, 1.03 |
| Hunter Lab | 81.79, 11.73, 0.96 |
RGB & CMYK percentages
Red 93% · Green 81% · Blue 83%
Cyan 0% · Magenta 13% · Yellow 11% · Key 7%
CMYK values are unprofiled approximations for screen reference — not a print-proofing guarantee.
Previews
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CSS code for #EDCED4
.text { color: #EDCED4; }
.background { background-color: #EDCED4; }
.border { border: 3px solid #EDCED4; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(237, 206, 212); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(348, 46%, 87%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #EDCED4; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(237, 206, 212, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #EDCED4; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(237, 206, 212, 0.8); }
HTML: <p style="color:#EDCED4">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#EDCED4">Div content here</div>
Shades of #EDCED4
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Tones of #EDCED4
Color harmonies
Complementary — #CFEDE7:
Analogous:
Triadic:
Contrast & accessibility
| Against white text | 1.46:1 Fails |
|---|---|
| Against black text | 14.38:1 AAA |
Best text color on #EDCED4: #000000.
Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #EDCED4
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 #EDCED4: ·
How #EDCED4 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 #EDCED4 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 #EDCED4?
#EDCED4 is Pale Muted Red, a red color (RGB 237, 206, 212). Its closest standard named color is Gainsboro.
What is the RGB and HSL of #EDCED4?
#EDCED4 is RGB 237, 206, 212 — HSL 348°, 46%, 87% — CMYK 0%, 13%, 11%, 7%.
What colors go with #EDCED4?
Its complement is #CFEDE7; analogous partners are #EDCFE4 and #EDD8CF. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.
Can I use #EDCED4 for text?
Black text on #EDCED4 has a contrast ratio of 14.38:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.46:1.