Palettes / Colors / #EED2CE

#EED2CE — Pale Muted Red

#EED2CE 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 #EED2CE 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.

#EED2CE 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 #CEEAEE; it also sits naturally between #EECEDA and #EEE2CE. 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 82% · Blue 81%

Cyan 0% · Magenta 12% · Yellow 13% · Key 7%

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

Previews

CSS code for #EED2CE

.text { color: #EED2CE; }
.background { background-color: #EED2CE; }
.border { border: 3px solid #EED2CE; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(238, 210, 206); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(7, 48%, 87%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #EED2CE; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(238, 210, 206, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #EED2CE; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(238, 210, 206, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#EED2CE">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#EED2CE">Div content here</div>

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #CEEAEE:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #EED2CE: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #EED2CE

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:

How #EED2CE 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 #EED2CE 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

← #EED2CD  ·  #EED2CF →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #EED2CE?

#EED2CE is Pale Muted Red, a red color (RGB 238, 210, 206). Its closest standard named color is Gainsboro.

What is the RGB and HSL of #EED2CE?

#EED2CE is RGB 238, 210, 206 — HSL 7°, 48%, 87% — CMYK 0%, 12%, 13%, 7%.

What colors go with #EED2CE?

Its complement is #CEEAEE; analogous partners are #EECEDA and #EEE2CE. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #EED2CE for text?

Black text on #EED2CE has a contrast ratio of 14.75:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.42:1.