Palettes / Colors / #CBABA9

#CBABA9 — Light Dusty Red

#CBABA9 is a red color we call Light Dusty Red, closest to the named color Tan (#D2B48C). It belongs to the red family.

Color name

Closest CSS keyword: tan (#D2B48C) — not an exact match. CSS tan gives you #D2B48C, a different color; use #CBABA9 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.

#CBABA9 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 #A9C9CB; it also sits naturally between #CBA9B8 and #CBBCA9. 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 80% · Green 67% · Blue 66%

Cyan 0% · Magenta 16% · Yellow 17% · Key 20%

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

Previews

CSS code for #CBABA9

.text { color: #CBABA9; }
.background { background-color: #CBABA9; }
.border { border: 3px solid #CBABA9; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(203, 171, 169); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(4, 25%, 73%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #CBABA9; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(203, 171, 169, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #CBABA9; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(203, 171, 169, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#CBABA9">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#CBABA9">Div content here</div>

Shades of #CBABA9

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #A9C9CB:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #CBABA9: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #CBABA9

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 #CBABA9 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 #CBABA9 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

← #CBABA8  ·  #CBABAA →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #CBABA9?

#CBABA9 is Light Dusty Red, a red color (RGB 203, 171, 169). Its closest standard named color is Tan.

What is the RGB and HSL of #CBABA9?

#CBABA9 is RGB 203, 171, 169 — HSL 4°, 25%, 73% — CMYK 0%, 16%, 17%, 20%.

What colors go with #CBABA9?

Its complement is #A9C9CB; analogous partners are #CBA9B8 and #CBBCA9. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #CBABA9 for text?

Black text on #CBABA9 has a contrast ratio of 9.94:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 2.11:1.