Palettes / Colors / #EDD5D4

#EDD5D4 — Pale Muted Red

#EDD5D4 is a red color we call Pale Muted Red, closest to the named color Gainsboro (#DCDCDC). It belongs to the red family.

#EDD5D4 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 #D4ECED; it also sits naturally between #EDD4E0 and #EDE1D4. 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 84% · Blue 83%

Cyan 0% · Magenta 10% · Yellow 11% · Key 7%

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

Previews

CSS code for #EDD5D4

.text { color: #EDD5D4; }
.background { background-color: #EDD5D4; }
.border { border: 3px solid #EDD5D4; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(237, 213, 212); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(2, 41%, 88%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #EDD5D4; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(237, 213, 212, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #EDD5D4; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(237, 213, 212, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#EDD5D4">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#EDD5D4">Div content here</div>

Shades of #EDD5D4

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Tones of #EDD5D4

Color harmonies

Complementary — #D4ECED:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #EDD5D4: #000000.

How #EDD5D4 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 #EDD5D4 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

← #EDD5D3  ·  #EDD5D5 →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #EDD5D4?

#EDD5D4 is Pale Muted Red, a red color (RGB 237, 213, 212). Its closest standard named color is Gainsboro.

What is the RGB and HSL of #EDD5D4?

#EDD5D4 is RGB 237, 213, 212 — HSL 2°, 41%, 88% — CMYK 0%, 10%, 11%, 7%.

What colors go with #EDD5D4?

Its complement is #D4ECED; analogous partners are #EDD4E0 and #EDE1D4. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #EDD5D4 for text?

Black text on #EDD5D4 has a contrast ratio of 15.07:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.39:1.