Palettes / Colors / #CABCB4

#CABCB4 — Light Dusty Brown

#CABCB4 is a brown color we call Light Dusty Brown, closest to the named color Silver (#C0C0C0). It belongs to the brown family.

#CABCB4 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 #B4C2CA; it also sits naturally between #CAB4B7 and #CAC7B4. 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 74% · Blue 71%

Cyan 0% · Magenta 7% · Yellow 11% · Key 21%

Previews

CSS code for #CABCB4

.text { color: #CABCB4; }
.background { background-color: #CABCB4; }
.border { border: 3px solid #CABCB4; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(202, 188, 180); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(22, 17%, 75%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #CABCB4; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(202, 188, 180, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #CABCB4; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(202, 188, 180, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#CABCB4">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#CABCB4">Div content here</div>

Shades of #CABCB4

Tints of #CABCB4

Tones of #CABCB4

Color harmonies

Complementary — #B4C2CA:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #CABCB4: #000000.

How #CABCB4 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 #CABCB4 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

← #CABCB3  ·  #CABCB5 →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #CABCB4?

#CABCB4 is Light Dusty Brown, a brown color (RGB 202, 188, 180). Its closest standard named color is Silver.

What is the RGB and HSL of #CABCB4?

#CABCB4 is RGB 202, 188, 180 — HSL 22°, 17%, 75% — CMYK 0%, 7%, 11%, 21%.

What colors go with #CABCB4?

Its complement is #B4C2CA; analogous partners are #CAB4B7 and #CAC7B4. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #CABCB4 for text?

Black text on #CABCB4 has a contrast ratio of 11.36:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.85:1.