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#CAAFBC — Light Dusty Pink

#CAAFBC 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 #CAAFBC 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.

#CAAFBC 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 #AFCABD; it also sits naturally between #CAAFCA and #CAB0AF. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.

#CAAFBC · RGB 202, 175, 188

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Color values

HEX#CAAFBC
RGB202, 175, 188
HSL331°, 20%, 74%
HSV331°, 13%, 79%
CMYK0%, 13%, 7%, 21%
XYZ48.76, 46.85, 54.05
Yxy46.85, 0.3258, 0.3130
CIE-Lab74.09, 11.95, -3.03
Hunter Lab68.45, 11.23, -2.74

RGB & CMYK percentages

Red 79% · Green 69% · Blue 74%

Cyan 0% · Magenta 13% · Yellow 7% · Key 21%

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

Previews

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

CSS code for #CAAFBC

.text { color: #CAAFBC; }
.background { background-color: #CAAFBC; }
.border { border: 3px solid #CAAFBC; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(202, 175, 188); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(331, 20%, 74%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #CAAFBC; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(202, 175, 188, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #CAAFBC; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(202, 175, 188, 0.8); }

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

Shades of #CAAFBC

#BC9AAA#AD8598#9F6F86#8D5E75#775063#624151#4D333F#37252E#22161C#0C080A

Tints of #CAAFBC

#CEB6C1#D2BCC7#D8C5CE#DCCBD3#E0D1D8#E4D7DE#E9DDE3#EFE7EA#F3EDF0#F7F3F5

Tones of #CAAFBC

#C8B1BC#C6B3BC#C4B5BC#C3B7BD#C1B9BD#BFBBBD

Color harmonies

Complementary — #AFCABD:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Against white text2.03:1 Fails
Against black text10.37:1 AAA

Best text color on #CAAFBC: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #CAAFBC

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 #CAAFBC: ·

How #CAAFBC looks with color blindness

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

Protanopia · #BEBEB9Deuteranopia · #C0C2B8Tritanopia · #C9B6B6

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 · #9E9E9EBootstrap light · #F8F9FATailwind purple 500 · #A855F7

Palettes with a similar color

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

Palette F4f754
#F4F754 · #E9D484 · #CFADC1 · #4E61D3
Royal Cinder
#7280BB · #624A71 · #C5AAB9 · #876358
Cosmic Ruby Mirage
#C6A6BA · #A87B50 · #94AB85 · #7BB5A3
Radiant Cinder
#50797C · #6C64B1 · #C9A3C3 · #A15C4B
Palette 867070
#867070 · #D5B4B4 · #E4D0D0 · #F5EBEB
Tranquil Ruby Horizon
#6EC3AA · #456C94 · #746498 · #C1A1BE

Similar colors

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

#CFADC1#C5AAB9#C6A6BA#C9A3C3#D5B4B4#C1A1BE#DBAEBD#CBBCB1#C5B0CD#D8B9C3#C8AAAA#D9A6B5

Browse neighbouring colors

← #CAAFBB  ·  #CAAFBD →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #CAAFBC?

#CAAFBC is Light Dusty Pink, a pink color (RGB 202, 175, 188). Its closest standard named color is Silver.

What is the RGB and HSL of #CAAFBC?

#CAAFBC is RGB 202, 175, 188 — HSL 331°, 20%, 74% — CMYK 0%, 13%, 7%, 21%.

What colors go with #CAAFBC?

Its complement is #AFCABD; analogous partners are #CAAFCA and #CAB0AF. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #CAAFBC for text?

Black text on #CAAFBC has a contrast ratio of 10.37:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 2.03:1.