Palettes / Colors / #EEEAE3

#EEEAE3 — Pale Dusty Brown

#EEEAE3 is a brown color we call Pale Dusty Brown, closest to the named color Beige (#F5F5DC). It belongs to the brown family.

#EEEAE3 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 #E3E7EE; it also sits naturally between #EEE4E3 and #ECEEE3. 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%

Previews

CSS code for #EEEAE3

.text { color: #EEEAE3; }
.background { background-color: #EEEAE3; }
.border { border: 3px solid #EEEAE3; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(238, 234, 227); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(38, 24%, 91%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #EEEAE3; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(238, 234, 227, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #EEEAE3; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(238, 234, 227, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#EEEAE3">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#EEEAE3">Div content here</div>

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #E3E7EE:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #EEEAE3: #000000.

How #EEEAE3 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 #EEEAE3 or a close neighbour

Similar colors

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

Browse neighbouring colors

← #EEEAE2  ·  #EEEAE4 →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #EEEAE3?

#EEEAE3 is Pale Dusty Brown, a brown color (RGB 238, 234, 227). Its closest standard named color is Beige.

What is the RGB and HSL of #EEEAE3?

#EEEAE3 is RGB 238, 234, 227 — HSL 38°, 24%, 91% — CMYK 0%, 2%, 5%, 7%.

What colors go with #EEEAE3?

Its complement is #E3E7EE; analogous partners are #EEE4E3 and #ECEEE3. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #EEEAE3 for text?

Black text on #EEEAE3 has a contrast ratio of 17.51:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.20:1.