Palettes / Colors / #CAABAB

#CAABAB — Light Dusty Red

#CAABAB is a red color we call Light Dusty Red, closest to the named color Silver (#C0C0C0). It belongs to the red family.

Color name

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

#CAABAB is a warm red color associated with energy, passion and urgency. 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 #AACACA; it also sits naturally between #CAAABA and #CABAAA. 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 79% · Green 67% · Blue 67%

Cyan 0% · Magenta 15% · Yellow 15% · Key 21%

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

Previews

CSS code for #CAABAB

.text { color: #CAABAB; }
.background { background-color: #CAABAB; }
.border { border: 3px solid #CAABAB; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(202, 171, 171); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(0, 23%, 73%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #CAABAB; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(202, 171, 171, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #CAABAB; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(202, 171, 171, 0.8); }

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

Shades of #CAABAB

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #AACACA:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #CAABAB: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #CAABAB

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:

How #CAABAB 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 #CAABAB 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

← #CAABAA  ·  #CAABAC →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #CAABAB?

#CAABAB is Light Dusty Red, a red color (RGB 202, 171, 171). Its closest standard named color is Silver.

What is the RGB and HSL of #CAABAB?

#CAABAB is RGB 202, 171, 171 — HSL 0°, 23%, 73% — CMYK 0%, 15%, 15%, 21%.

What colors go with #CAABAB?

Its complement is #AACACA; analogous partners are #CAAABA and #CABAAA. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #CAABAB for text?

Black text on #CAABAB has a contrast ratio of 9.92:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 2.12:1.