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#EDDDDF — Pale Dusty Red

#EDDDDF is a red color we call Pale Dusty 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 #EDDDDF 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.

#EDDDDF 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 #DEEDEC; it also sits naturally between #EDDEE7 and #EDE4DE. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.

#EDDDDF · RGB 237, 221, 223

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Color values

HEX#EDDDDF
RGB237, 221, 223
HSL353°, 31%, 90%
HSV353°, 7%, 93%
CMYK0%, 7%, 6%, 7%
XYZ74.10, 75.05, 80.39
Yxy75.05, 0.3228, 0.3269
CIE-Lab89.41, 5.81, 0.98
Hunter Lab86.63, 5.80, 0.94

RGB & CMYK percentages

Red 93% · Green 87% · Blue 87%

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

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

Previews

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

CSS code for #EDDDDF

.text { color: #EDDDDF; }
.background { background-color: #EDDDDF; }
.border { border: 3px solid #EDDDDF; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(237, 221, 223); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(353, 31%, 90%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #EDDDDF; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(237, 221, 223, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #EDDDDF; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(237, 221, 223, 0.8); }

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

Shades of #EDDDDF

#DEC0C3#CFA5AA#C0878D#B26C74#9D535B#7F434A#64353A#462529#2B1719#0D0708

Tints of #EDDDDF

#EFE1E3#EFE1E3#F1E4E6#F1E4E6#F3E8E9#F4EBEC#F4EBEC#F6EEEF#F6EEEF#F8F2F2

Tones of #EDDDDF

#ECDFE0#EBE0E1#EAE1E2#E9E2E3#E8E3E4#E7E4E5

Color harmonies

Complementary — #DEEDEC:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Against white text1.31:1 Fails
Against black text16.01:1 AAA

Best text color on #EDDDDF: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #EDDDDF

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 #EDDDDF: ·

How #EDDDDF looks with color blindness

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

Protanopia · #E6E6DFDeuteranopia · #E7E8DETritanopia · #ECDEDE

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 #EDDDDF rather than the exact color:

Palette Eddfe0
#EDDFE0 · #F5F5F7 · #B7B7B7 · #705C53
Crystal Ruby Ember
#EDD9E0 · #BF5F80 · #9C4563 · #4F2131
Palette 2b2a4c
#2B2A4C · #B31312 · #EA906C · #EEE2DE
Palette Fefcf3
#FEFCF3 · #F5EBE0 · #F0DBDB · #DBA39A
Palette Fcd1d1
#FCD1D1 · #ECE2E1 · #D3E0DC · #AEE1E1
Electric Ruby Twilight
#782D47 · #79BE52 · #6789C6 · #EAD8E0

Similar colors

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

#EDDFE0#EDD9E0#EEE2DE#F0DBDB#ECE2E1#EAD8E0#EFD7DE#EAE0DA#EED7DC#F1E2E2#F0D9DA#EDE4E0

Browse neighbouring colors

← #EDDDDE  ·  #EDDDE0 →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #EDDDDF?

#EDDDDF is Pale Dusty Red, a red color (RGB 237, 221, 223). Its closest standard named color is Gainsboro.

What is the RGB and HSL of #EDDDDF?

#EDDDDF is RGB 237, 221, 223 — HSL 353°, 31%, 90% — CMYK 0%, 7%, 6%, 7%.

What colors go with #EDDDDF?

Its complement is #DEEDEC; analogous partners are #EDDEE7 and #EDE4DE. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #EDDDDF for text?

Black text on #EDDDDF has a contrast ratio of 16.01:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.31:1.