Palettes / Colors / #EDDFDF

#EDDFDF — Pale Dusty Red

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

#EDDFDF 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 #DEEDED; it also sits naturally between #EDDEE6 and #EDE6DE. 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 87% · Blue 87%

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

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

Previews

CSS code for #EDDFDF

.text { color: #EDDFDF; }
.background { background-color: #EDDFDF; }
.border { border: 3px solid #EDDFDF; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(237, 223, 223); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(0, 28%, 90%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #EDDFDF; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(237, 223, 223, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #EDDFDF; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(237, 223, 223, 0.8); }

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

Shades of #EDDFDF

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Tones of #EDDFDF

Color harmonies

Complementary — #DEEDED:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #EDDFDF: #000000.

How #EDDFDF 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 #EDDFDF 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

← #EDDFDE  ·  #EDDFE0 →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #EDDFDF?

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

What is the RGB and HSL of #EDDFDF?

#EDDFDF is RGB 237, 223, 223 — HSL 0°, 28%, 90% — CMYK 0%, 6%, 6%, 7%.

What colors go with #EDDFDF?

Its complement is #DEEDED; analogous partners are #EDDEE6 and #EDE6DE. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #EDDFDF for text?

Black text on #EDDFDF has a contrast ratio of 16.22:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.29:1.