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#EED2CF — Pale Muted Red

#EED2CF 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 #EED2CF 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.

#EED2CF 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 #CEEBEE; it also sits naturally between #EECEDB and #EEE1CE. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.

#EED2CF · RGB 238, 210, 207

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Color values

HEX#EED2CF
RGB238, 210, 207
HSL6°, 48%, 87%
HSV6°, 13%, 93%
CMYK0%, 12%, 13%, 7%
XYZ69.57, 68.78, 68.64
Yxy68.78, 0.3361, 0.3323
CIE-Lab86.39, 9.26, 5.05
Hunter Lab82.93, 9.18, 4.64

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

Sample text in #EED2CF on black
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit.
Sample text in #EED2CF on white
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit.

CSS code for #EED2CF

.text { color: #EED2CF; }
.background { background-color: #EED2CF; }
.border { border: 3px solid #EED2CF; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(238, 210, 207); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(6, 48%, 87%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #EED2CF; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(238, 210, 207, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #EED2CF; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(238, 210, 207, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#EED2CF">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#EED2CF">Div content here</div>

Shades of #EED2CF

#E3B5B0#D7958E#CD7970#C25D51#AE483D#8C3A31#6D2E26#4F211C#2D1310#0F0605

Tints of #EED2CF

#EFD5D2#F0D8D5#F2DCD9#F3DFDD#F4E3E1#F4E3E1#F6E6E5#F7EAE8#F8EDEC#FAF1F0

Tones of #EED2CF

#EBD3D0#E9D5D3#E7D7D5#E5D8D7#E2DAD9#E0DCDC

Color harmonies

Complementary — #CEEBEE:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Against white text1.42:1 Fails
Against black text14.76:1 AAA

Best text color on #EED2CF: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #EED2CF

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 #EED2CF: ·

How #EED2CF looks with color blindness

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

Protanopia · #E2E2D0Deuteranopia · #E4E6D0Tritanopia · #EDD0D0

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 #EED2CF rather than the exact color:

Palette D1e9f6
#D1E9F6 · #F6EACB · #F1D3CE · #EECAD5
Palette F4f9f9
#F4F9F9 · #F1D1D0 · #FBACCC · #F875AA
Palette 7d5a5a
#7D5A5A · #F1D1D1 · #F3E1E1 · #FAF2F2
Electric Ruby Dusk
#8E1A22 · #4FDC44 · #3B46DB · #F1CFD0
Palette Ffe6e6
#FFE6E6 · #F2D1D1 · #DAEAF1 · #C6DCE4
Frozen Ruby Dusk
#B11E1E · #1EB21E · #2726DB · #F2D2D2

Similar colors

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

#F1D3CE#F1D1D0#F1D1D1#F1CFD0#F2D1D1#F2D2D2#EDD8CF#EBD4D4#F1D4D4#EBCECB#EBD5D5#EFD9D1

Browse neighbouring colors

← #EED2CE  ·  #EED2D0 →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #EED2CF?

#EED2CF is Pale Muted Red, a red color (RGB 238, 210, 207). Its closest standard named color is Gainsboro.

What is the RGB and HSL of #EED2CF?

#EED2CF is RGB 238, 210, 207 — HSL 6°, 48%, 87% — CMYK 0%, 12%, 13%, 7%.

What colors go with #EED2CF?

Its complement is #CEEBEE; analogous partners are #EECEDB and #EEE1CE. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #EED2CF for text?

Black text on #EED2CF has a contrast ratio of 14.76:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.42:1.