Maroon Colors  ·  Color Library

Palettes / Colors / #CAA0BF

#CAA0BF — Light Dusty Pink

#CAA0BF is a pink color we call Light Dusty Pink, closest to the named color Silver (#C0C0C0). It belongs to the pink family.

Color name

Closest CSS keyword: silver (#C0C0C0) — not an exact match. CSS silver gives you #C0C0C0, a different color; use #CAA0BF 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.

#CAA0BF is a warm-leaning pink color associated with playfulness, romance and softness. 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 #A0CAAB; it also sits naturally between #C0A0CA and #CAA0AA. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.

#CAA0BF · RGB 202, 160, 191

Download PNG swatch SVG

Color values

HEX#CAA0BF
RGB202, 160, 191
HSL316°, 28%, 71%
HSV316°, 21%, 79%
CMYK0%, 21%, 5%, 21%
XYZ46.33, 41.46, 54.85
Yxy41.46, 0.3248, 0.2907
CIE-Lab70.50, 20.67, -10.00
Hunter Lab64.39, 19.50, -9.28

RGB & CMYK percentages

Red 79% · Green 63% · Blue 75%

Cyan 0% · Magenta 21% · Yellow 5% · Key 21%

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

Previews

Sample text in #CAA0BF on black
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit.
Sample text in #CAA0BF on white
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit.

CSS code for #CAA0BF

.text { color: #CAA0BF; }
.background { background-color: #CAA0BF; }
.border { border: 3px solid #CAA0BF; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(202, 160, 191); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(316, 28%, 71%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #CAA0BF; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(202, 160, 191, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #CAA0BF; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(202, 160, 191, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#CAA0BF">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#CAA0BF">Div content here</div>

Shades of #CAA0BF

#BD89AF#B276A2#A55F92#90517F#7C466E#653959#4E2C45#371F31#241420#0D070C

Tints of #CAA0BF

#CFAAC5#D3B1CA#D8BAD0#DCC1D5#E2CBDC#E5D1E0#EBDBE7#EEE2EB#F4EBF2#F8F2F6

Tones of #CAA0BF

#C7A3BD#C4A6BC#C1A9BB#BEACB9#BBAFB8#B8B2B6

Color harmonies

Complementary — #A0CAAB:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Against white text2.26:1 Fails
Against black text9.29:1 AAA

Best text color on #CAA0BF: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #CAA0BF

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 #CAA0BF: ·

How #CAA0BF looks with color blindness

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

Protanopia · #B8B7B7Deuteranopia · #BABDB6Tritanopia · #C8B2B0

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:

Material Grey 500 · #9E9E9ETailwind purple 500 · #A855F7Tailwind pink 500 · #EC4899

Palettes with a similar color

These palettes use a close neighbour of #CAA0BF rather than the exact color:

Radiant Cinder
#50797C · #6C64B1 · #C9A3C3 · #A15C4B
Scarlet Ruby Petal
#6DA570 · #7BB6C2 · #523F87 · #CB9BB9
Cosmic Ruby Mirage
#C6A6BA · #A87B50 · #94AB85 · #7BB5A3
Tranquil Ruby Horizon
#6EC3AA · #456C94 · #746498 · #C1A1BE
Modern Ruby Dusk
#C69AC8 · #784350 · #8C693B · #758F4A
Palette C599b6
#C599B6 · #E6B2BA · #FAD0C4 · #FFF7F3

Similar colors

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

#C9A3C3#CB9BB9#C6A6BA#C1A1BE#C69AC8#C599B6#C5AAB9#CFADC1#D295BB#C39DCB#CB93B8#C49CB2

Browse neighbouring colors

← #CAA0BE  ·  #CAA0C0 →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #CAA0BF?

#CAA0BF is Light Dusty Pink, a pink color (RGB 202, 160, 191). Its closest standard named color is Silver.

What is the RGB and HSL of #CAA0BF?

#CAA0BF is RGB 202, 160, 191 — HSL 316°, 28%, 71% — CMYK 0%, 21%, 5%, 21%.

What colors go with #CAA0BF?

Its complement is #A0CAAB; analogous partners are #C0A0CA and #CAA0AA. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #CAA0BF for text?

Black text on #CAA0BF has a contrast ratio of 9.29:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 2.26:1.