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#F2EEEA — Pale Dusty Brown

#F2EEEA is a brown color we call Pale Dusty Brown, closest to the named color WhiteSmoke (#F5F5F5). It belongs to the brown family.

Color name

Closest CSS keyword: whitesmoke (#F5F5F5) — not an exact match. CSS whitesmoke gives you #F5F5F5, a different color; use #F2EEEA 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.

#F2EEEA 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 #E9EDF1; it also sits naturally between #F1E9E9 and #F1F1E9. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.

#F2EEEA · RGB 242, 238, 234

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Color values

HEX#F2EEEA
RGB242, 238, 234
HSL30°, 24%, 93%
HSV30°, 3%, 95%
CMYK0%, 2%, 3%, 5%
XYZ82.04, 85.97, 90.11
Yxy85.97, 0.3178, 0.3330
CIE-Lab94.30, 0.65, 2.40
Hunter Lab92.72, 0.65, 2.32

RGB & CMYK percentages

Red 95% · Green 93% · Blue 92%

Cyan 0% · Magenta 2% · Yellow 3% · Key 5%

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

Previews

Sample text in #F2EEEA on black
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit.
Sample text in #F2EEEA on white
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit.

CSS code for #F2EEEA

.text { color: #F2EEEA; }
.background { background-color: #F2EEEA; }
.border { border: 3px solid #F2EEEA; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(242, 238, 234); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(30, 24%, 93%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #F2EEEA; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(242, 238, 234, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #F2EEEA; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(242, 238, 234, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#F2EEEA">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#F2EEEA">Div content here</div>

Shades of #F2EEEA

#E0D6CC#CFBFB0#BDA893#AC9177#9B7D5F#7E664E#624F3C#46382B#292119#0D0A08

Tints of #F2EEEA

#F1EDE9#F3F0EC#F3F0EC#F3F0EC#F5F2EF#F5F2EF#F5F2EF#F5F2EF#F7F5F2#F7F5F2

Tones of #F2EEEA

#F1EDE9#F0EDEA#F0EDEB#EFEDEB#EEEDEC#EEEDED

Color harmonies

Complementary — #E9EDF1:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Against white text1.15:1 Fails
Against black text18.19:1 AAA

Best text color on #F2EEEA: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #F2EEEA

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:

100%
Sample heading text
Smaller body text shows the effect best.

Blended color: · Contrast against #F2EEEA: ·

How #F2EEEA looks with color blindness

Simulated with standard Machado color-vision-deficiency matrices — useful when this color carries meaning in charts, maps or interfaces:

Protanopia · #F0F0EBDeuteranopia · #F1F1EBTritanopia · #F2ECEC

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:

Bootstrap light · #F8F9FAMaterial Grey 500 · #9E9E9ETailwind fuchsia 500 · #D946EF

Palettes with a similar color

These palettes use a close neighbour of #F2EEEA rather than the exact color:

Palette F3eeea
#F3EEEA · #EBE3D5 · #B0A695 · #776B5D
Palette 556052
#556052 · #AF6B58 · #CBBCB1 · #F2EFEA
Palette F1f0e9
#F1F0E9 · #41644A · #0D4715 · #E9762B
Palette 96b6c5
#96B6C5 · #ADC4CE · #EEE0C9 · #F1F0E8
Palette 89a8b2
#89A8B2 · #B3C8CF · #E5E1DA · #F1F0E8
Palette Fe7743
#FE7743 · #EFEEEA · #273F4F · #000000

Similar colors

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

#F3EEEA#F2EFEA#F1F0E9#F1F0E8#EFEEEA#F2EFE7#F2F1EB#F3EDED#F4EEED#EFECEC#EEEDEB#F5EBEB

Browse neighbouring colors

← #F2EEE9  ·  #F2EEEB →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #F2EEEA?

#F2EEEA is Pale Dusty Brown, a brown color (RGB 242, 238, 234). Its closest standard named color is WhiteSmoke.

What is the RGB and HSL of #F2EEEA?

#F2EEEA is RGB 242, 238, 234 — HSL 30°, 24%, 93% — CMYK 0%, 2%, 3%, 5%.

What colors go with #F2EEEA?

Its complement is #E9EDF1; analogous partners are #F1E9E9 and #F1F1E9. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #F2EEEA for text?

Black text on #F2EEEA has a contrast ratio of 18.19:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.15:1.