Palettes / Colors / #CAB9BE

#CAB9BE — Light Dusty Pink

#CAB9BE 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 #CAB9BE 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.

#CAB9BE 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 #B9CAC5; it also sits naturally between #CAB9C7 and #CABDB9. 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 73% · Blue 75%

Cyan 0% · Magenta 8% · Yellow 6% · Key 21%

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

Previews

CSS code for #CAB9BE

.text { color: #CAB9BE; }
.background { background-color: #CAB9BE; }
.border { border: 3px solid #CAB9BE; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(202, 185, 190); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(342, 14%, 76%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #CAB9BE; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(202, 185, 190, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #CAB9BE; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(202, 185, 190, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#CAB9BE">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#CAB9BE">Div content here</div>

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #B9CAC5:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #CAB9BE: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #CAB9BE

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 #CAB9BE 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 #CAB9BE 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

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Frequently asked questions

What color is #CAB9BE?

#CAB9BE is Light Dusty Pink, a pink color (RGB 202, 185, 190). Its closest standard named color is Silver.

What is the RGB and HSL of #CAB9BE?

#CAB9BE is RGB 202, 185, 190 — HSL 342°, 14%, 76% — CMYK 0%, 8%, 6%, 21%.

What colors go with #CAB9BE?

Its complement is #B9CAC5; analogous partners are #CAB9C7 and #CABDB9. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #CAB9BE for text?

Black text on #CAB9BE has a contrast ratio of 11.19:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.88:1.