Palettes / Colors / #EEE7DF

#EEE7DF — Pale Dusty Brown

#EEE7DF is a brown color we call Pale Dusty Brown, closest to the named color AntiqueWhite (#FAEBD7). It belongs to the brown family.

Color name

Closest CSS keyword: antiquewhite (#FAEBD7) — not an exact match. CSS antiquewhite gives you #FAEBD7, a different color; use #EEE7DF 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.

#EEE7DF 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 #DEE5ED; it also sits naturally between #EDDEDE and #EDEDDE. 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 91% · Blue 87%

Cyan 0% · Magenta 3% · Yellow 6% · Key 7%

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

Previews

CSS code for #EEE7DF

.text { color: #EEE7DF; }
.background { background-color: #EEE7DF; }
.border { border: 3px solid #EEE7DF; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(238, 231, 223); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(32, 31%, 90%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #EEE7DF; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(238, 231, 223, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #EEE7DF; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(238, 231, 223, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#EEE7DF">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#EEE7DF">Div content here</div>

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #DEE5ED:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #EEE7DF: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #EEE7DF

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 #EEE7DF 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 #EEE7DF 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

← #EEE7DE  ·  #EEE7E0 →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #EEE7DF?

#EEE7DF is Pale Dusty Brown, a brown color (RGB 238, 231, 223). Its closest standard named color is AntiqueWhite.

What is the RGB and HSL of #EEE7DF?

#EEE7DF is RGB 238, 231, 223 — HSL 32°, 31%, 90% — CMYK 0%, 3%, 6%, 7%.

What colors go with #EEE7DF?

Its complement is #DEE5ED; analogous partners are #EDDEDE and #EDEDDE. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #EEE7DF for text?

Black text on #EEE7DF has a contrast ratio of 17.13:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.23:1.