Palettes / Colors / #CABEB4

#CABEB4 — Light Dusty Brown

#CABEB4 is a brown color we call Light Dusty Brown, closest to the named color Silver (#C0C0C0). It belongs to the brown family.

#CABEB4 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 #B4C0CA; it also sits naturally between #CAB4B5 and #CAC9B4. 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 75% · Blue 71%

Cyan 0% · Magenta 6% · Yellow 11% · Key 21%

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

Previews

CSS code for #CABEB4

.text { color: #CABEB4; }
.background { background-color: #CABEB4; }
.border { border: 3px solid #CABEB4; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(202, 190, 180); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(27, 17%, 75%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #CABEB4; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(202, 190, 180, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #CABEB4; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(202, 190, 180, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#CABEB4">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#CABEB4">Div content here</div>

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #B4C0CA:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #CABEB4: #000000.

How #CABEB4 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 #CABEB4 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

← #CABEB3  ·  #CABEB5 →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #CABEB4?

#CABEB4 is Light Dusty Brown, a brown color (RGB 202, 190, 180). Its closest standard named color is Silver.

What is the RGB and HSL of #CABEB4?

#CABEB4 is RGB 202, 190, 180 — HSL 27°, 17%, 75% — CMYK 0%, 6%, 11%, 21%.

What colors go with #CABEB4?

Its complement is #B4C0CA; analogous partners are #CAB4B5 and #CAC9B4. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #CABEB4 for text?

Black text on #CABEB4 has a contrast ratio of 11.54:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.82:1.