Palettes / Colors / #EEEAE2

#EEEAE2 — Pale Dusty Brown

#EEEAE2 is a brown color we call Pale Dusty Brown, closest to the named color Beige (#F5F5DC). It belongs to the brown family.

#EEEAE2 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 #E2E6EE; it also sits naturally between #EEE4E2 and #ECEEE2. 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 92% · Blue 89%

Cyan 0% · Magenta 2% · Yellow 5% · Key 7%

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

Previews

CSS code for #EEEAE2

.text { color: #EEEAE2; }
.background { background-color: #EEEAE2; }
.border { border: 3px solid #EEEAE2; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(238, 234, 226); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(40, 26%, 91%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #EEEAE2; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(238, 234, 226, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #EEEAE2; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(238, 234, 226, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#EEEAE2">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#EEEAE2">Div content here</div>

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #E2E6EE:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #EEEAE2: #000000.

How #EEEAE2 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 #EEEAE2 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

← #EEEAE1  ·  #EEEAE3 →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #EEEAE2?

#EEEAE2 is Pale Dusty Brown, a brown color (RGB 238, 234, 226). Its closest standard named color is Beige.

What is the RGB and HSL of #EEEAE2?

#EEEAE2 is RGB 238, 234, 226 — HSL 40°, 26%, 91% — CMYK 0%, 2%, 5%, 7%.

What colors go with #EEEAE2?

Its complement is #E2E6EE; analogous partners are #EEE4E2 and #ECEEE2. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #EEEAE2 for text?

Black text on #EEEAE2 has a contrast ratio of 17.50:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.20:1.