Palettes / Colors / #C5BBAF

#C5BBAF — Light Dusty Brown

#C5BBAF is a brown color we call Light Dusty Brown, closest to the named color Silver (#C0C0C0). It belongs to the brown family.

#C5BBAF is a warm brown color associated with earthiness, stability and comfort. It sits comfortably in the middle: usable for large areas in soft schemes, or as a supporting color beside something stronger.

Its strongest partner is its complement #AFB9C5; it also sits naturally between #C5B0AF and #C4C5AF. 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 77% · Green 73% · Blue 69%

Cyan 0% · Magenta 5% · Yellow 11% · Key 23%

Previews

CSS code for #C5BBAF

.text { color: #C5BBAF; }
.background { background-color: #C5BBAF; }
.border { border: 3px solid #C5BBAF; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(197, 187, 175); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(33, 16%, 73%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #C5BBAF; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(197, 187, 175, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #C5BBAF; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(197, 187, 175, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#C5BBAF">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#C5BBAF">Div content here</div>

Shades of #C5BBAF

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Tones of #C5BBAF

Color harmonies

Complementary — #AFB9C5:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #C5BBAF: #000000.

How #C5BBAF 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 #C5BBAF 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

← #C5BBAE  ·  #C5BBB0 →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #C5BBAF?

#C5BBAF is Light Dusty Brown, a brown color (RGB 197, 187, 175). Its closest standard named color is Silver.

What is the RGB and HSL of #C5BBAF?

#C5BBAF is RGB 197, 187, 175 — HSL 33°, 16%, 73% — CMYK 0%, 5%, 11%, 23%.

What colors go with #C5BBAF?

Its complement is #AFB9C5; analogous partners are #C5B0AF and #C4C5AF. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #C5BBAF for text?

Black text on #C5BBAF has a contrast ratio of 11.10:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.89:1.