Palettes / Colors / #EDE2DF

#EDE2DF — Pale Dusty Brown

#EDE2DF is a brown color we call Pale Dusty Brown, closest to the named color AntiqueWhite (#FAEBD7). It belongs to the brown family.

#EDE2DF 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 #DEEAED; it also sits naturally between #EDDEE2 and #EDE9DE. 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 5% · Yellow 6% · Key 7%

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

Previews

CSS code for #EDE2DF

.text { color: #EDE2DF; }
.background { background-color: #EDE2DF; }
.border { border: 3px solid #EDE2DF; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(237, 226, 223); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(13, 28%, 90%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #EDE2DF; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(237, 226, 223, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #EDE2DF; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(237, 226, 223, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#EDE2DF">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#EDE2DF">Div content here</div>

Shades of #EDE2DF

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #DEEAED:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #EDE2DF: #000000.

How #EDE2DF 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 #EDE2DF 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

← #EDE2DE  ·  #EDE2E0 →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #EDE2DF?

#EDE2DF is Pale Dusty Brown, a brown color (RGB 237, 226, 223). Its closest standard named color is AntiqueWhite.

What is the RGB and HSL of #EDE2DF?

#EDE2DF is RGB 237, 226, 223 — HSL 13°, 28%, 90% — CMYK 0%, 5%, 6%, 7%.

What colors go with #EDE2DF?

Its complement is #DEEAED; analogous partners are #EDDEE2 and #EDE9DE. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #EDE2DF for text?

Black text on #EDE2DF has a contrast ratio of 16.54:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.27:1.