Palettes / Colors / #EEE4E2
#EEE4E2 — Pale Dusty Red
#EEE4E2 is a red color we call Pale Dusty Red, closest to the named color MistyRose (#FFE4E1). It belongs to the red family.
Color name
Closest CSS keyword: mistyrose (#FFE4E1) — not an exact match. CSS mistyrose gives you #FFE4E1, a different color; use #EEE4E2 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.
#EEE4E2 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 #E2ECEE; it also sits naturally between #EEE2E6 and #EEEAE2. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.
Color values
| HEX | #EEE4E2 |
|---|---|
| RGB | 238, 228, 226 |
| HSL | 10°, 26%, 91% |
| HSV | 10°, 5%, 93% |
| CMYK | 0%, 4%, 5%, 7% |
| XYZ | 76.73, 79.15, 83.19 |
| Yxy | 79.15, 0.3210, 0.3311 |
| CIE-Lab | 91.30, 3.05, 2.17 |
| Hunter Lab | 88.97, 3.05, 2.08 |
RGB & CMYK percentages
Red 93% · Green 89% · Blue 89%
Cyan 0% · Magenta 4% · Yellow 5% · Key 7%
CMYK values are unprofiled approximations for screen reference — not a print-proofing guarantee.
Previews
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CSS code for #EEE4E2
.text { color: #EEE4E2; }
.background { background-color: #EEE4E2; }
.border { border: 3px solid #EEE4E2; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(238, 228, 226); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(10, 26%, 91%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #EEE4E2; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(238, 228, 226, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #EEE4E2; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(238, 228, 226, 0.8); }
HTML: <p style="color:#EEE4E2">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#EEE4E2">Div content here</div>
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Color harmonies
Complementary — #E2ECEE:
Analogous:
Triadic:
Contrast & accessibility
| Against white text | 1.25:1 Fails |
|---|---|
| Against black text | 16.83:1 AAA |
Best text color on #EEE4E2: #000000.
Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #EEE4E2
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 #EEE4E2: ·
How #EEE4E2 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 #EEE4E2 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 #EEE4E2?
#EEE4E2 is Pale Dusty Red, a red color (RGB 238, 228, 226). Its closest standard named color is MistyRose.
What is the RGB and HSL of #EEE4E2?
#EEE4E2 is RGB 238, 228, 226 — HSL 10°, 26%, 91% — CMYK 0%, 4%, 5%, 7%.
What colors go with #EEE4E2?
Its complement is #E2ECEE; analogous partners are #EEE2E6 and #EEEAE2. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.
Can I use #EEE4E2 for text?
Black text on #EEE4E2 has a contrast ratio of 16.83:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.25:1.