Palettes / Colors / #CBAEAA

#CBAEAA — Light Dusty Red

#CBAEAA is a red color we call Light Dusty Red, closest to the named color Silver (#C0C0C0). It belongs to the red family.

Color name

Closest CSS keyword: silver (#C0C0C0) — not an exact match. CSS silver gives you #C0C0C0, a different color; use #CBAEAA 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.

#CBAEAA 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 #AAC7CB; it also sits naturally between #CBAAB6 and #CBBEAA. 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 68% · Blue 67%

Cyan 0% · Magenta 14% · Yellow 16% · Key 20%

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

Previews

CSS code for #CBAEAA

.text { color: #CBAEAA; }
.background { background-color: #CBAEAA; }
.border { border: 3px solid #CBAEAA; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(203, 174, 170); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(7, 24%, 73%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #CBAEAA; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(203, 174, 170, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #CBAEAA; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(203, 174, 170, 0.8); }

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

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #AAC7CB:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #CBAEAA: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #CBAEAA

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 #CBAEAA 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 #CBAEAA 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

← #CBAEA9  ·  #CBAEAB →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #CBAEAA?

#CBAEAA is Light Dusty Red, a red color (RGB 203, 174, 170). Its closest standard named color is Silver.

What is the RGB and HSL of #CBAEAA?

#CBAEAA is RGB 203, 174, 170 — HSL 7°, 24%, 73% — CMYK 0%, 14%, 16%, 20%.

What colors go with #CBAEAA?

Its complement is #AAC7CB; analogous partners are #CBAAB6 and #CBBEAA. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #CBAEAA for text?

Black text on #CBAEAA has a contrast ratio of 10.17:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 2.06:1.