Palettes / Colors / #EED3CF
#EED3CF — Pale Muted Red
#EED3CF 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 #EED3CF 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.
#EED3CF 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.
Color values
| HEX | #EED3CF |
|---|---|
| RGB | 238, 211, 207 |
| HSL | 8°, 48%, 87% |
| HSV | 8°, 13%, 93% |
| CMYK | 0%, 11%, 13%, 7% |
| XYZ | 69.82, 69.27, 68.72 |
| Yxy | 69.27, 0.3360, 0.3333 |
| CIE-Lab | 86.64, 8.73, 5.40 |
| Hunter Lab | 83.23, 8.66, 4.96 |
RGB & CMYK percentages
Red 93% · Green 83% · Blue 81%
Cyan 0% · Magenta 11% · Yellow 13% · Key 7%
CMYK values are unprofiled approximations for screen reference — not a print-proofing guarantee.
Previews
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CSS code for #EED3CF
.text { color: #EED3CF; }
.background { background-color: #EED3CF; }
.border { border: 3px solid #EED3CF; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(238, 211, 207); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(8, 48%, 87%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #EED3CF; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(238, 211, 207, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #EED3CF; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(238, 211, 207, 0.8); }
HTML: <p style="color:#EED3CF">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#EED3CF">Div content here</div>
Shades of #EED3CF
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Tones of #EED3CF
Color harmonies
Complementary — #CEEAEE:
Analogous:
Triadic:
Contrast & accessibility
| Against white text | 1.41:1 Fails |
|---|---|
| Against black text | 14.85:1 AAA |
Best text color on #EED3CF: #000000.
Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #EED3CF
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:
Smaller body text shows the effect best.
Blended color: · Contrast against #EED3CF: ·
How #EED3CF 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 #EED3CF rather than the exact color:
Similar colors
The closest colors that actually appear in our palette collection — click any to open its page:
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Frequently asked questions
What color is #EED3CF?
#EED3CF is Pale Muted Red, a red color (RGB 238, 211, 207). Its closest standard named color is Gainsboro.
What is the RGB and HSL of #EED3CF?
#EED3CF is RGB 238, 211, 207 — HSL 8°, 48%, 87% — CMYK 0%, 11%, 13%, 7%.
What colors go with #EED3CF?
Its complement is #CEEAEE; analogous partners are #EECEDA and #EEE2CE. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.
Can I use #EED3CF for text?
Black text on #EED3CF has a contrast ratio of 14.85:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.41:1.