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#CBAEBE — Light Dusty Pink

#CBAEBE 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 #CBAEBE 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.

#CBAEBE 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 #AECBBB; it also sits naturally between #CAAECB and #CBAEB0. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.

#CBAEBE · RGB 203, 174, 190

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Color values

HEX#CBAEBE
RGB203, 174, 190
HSL327°, 22%, 74%
HSV327°, 14%, 80%
CMYK0%, 14%, 6%, 20%
XYZ49.06, 46.69, 55.14
Yxy46.69, 0.3251, 0.3094
CIE-Lab73.99, 13.20, -4.26
Hunter Lab68.33, 12.43, -3.88

RGB & CMYK percentages

Red 80% · Green 68% · Blue 75%

Cyan 0% · Magenta 14% · Yellow 6% · Key 20%

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

Previews

Sample text in #CBAEBE on black
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit.
Sample text in #CBAEBE on white
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit.

CSS code for #CBAEBE

.text { color: #CBAEBE; }
.background { background-color: #CBAEBE; }
.border { border: 3px solid #CBAEBE; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(203, 174, 190); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(327, 22%, 74%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #CBAEBE; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(203, 174, 190, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #CBAEBE; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(203, 174, 190, 0.8); }

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

Shades of #CBAEBE

#BD98AD#AF839B#A26D8A#8F5B78#794E66#644053#4E3241#38242F#22161D#0C080A

Tints of #CBAEBE

#CFB4C3#D3BBC8#D9C4D0#DDCAD5#E1D0DA#E5D7DF#E9DDE4#EFE6EB#F3ECF0#F7F3F5

Tones of #CBAEBE

#C9B0BE#C7B2BE#C5B4BE#C3B7BD#C1B9BD#BFBBBD

Color harmonies

Complementary — #AECBBB:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Against white text2.03:1 Fails
Against black text10.34:1 AAA

Best text color on #CBAEBE: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #CBAEBE

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:

100%
Sample heading text
Smaller body text shows the effect best.

Blended color: · Contrast against #CBAEBE: ·

How #CBAEBE looks with color blindness

Simulated with standard Machado color-vision-deficiency matrices — useful when this color carries meaning in charts, maps or interfaces:

Protanopia · #BEBEBADeuteranopia · #C0C2B9Tritanopia · #CAB7B6

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:

Material Grey 500 · #9E9E9EBootstrap light · #F8F9FATailwind purple 500 · #A855F7

Palettes with a similar color

These palettes use a close neighbour of #CBAEBE rather than the exact color:

Palette F4f754
#F4F754 · #E9D484 · #CFADC1 · #4E61D3
Royal Cinder
#7280BB · #624A71 · #C5AAB9 · #876358
Cosmic Ruby Mirage
#C6A6BA · #A87B50 · #94AB85 · #7BB5A3
Radiant Cinder
#50797C · #6C64B1 · #C9A3C3 · #A15C4B
Palette 867070
#867070 · #D5B4B4 · #E4D0D0 · #F5EBEB
Golden Ruby Lagoon
#DBAEBD · #A73A5F · #722C44 · #3D1A26

Similar colors

The closest colors that actually appear in our palette collection — click any to open its page:

#CFADC1#C5AAB9#C6A6BA#C9A3C3#D5B4B4#DBAEBD#C5B0CD#C1A1BE#D8B9C3#D9A6B5#DBA5C2#CBBCB1

Browse neighbouring colors

← #CBAEBD  ·  #CBAEBF →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #CBAEBE?

#CBAEBE is Light Dusty Pink, a pink color (RGB 203, 174, 190). Its closest standard named color is Silver.

What is the RGB and HSL of #CBAEBE?

#CBAEBE is RGB 203, 174, 190 — HSL 327°, 22%, 74% — CMYK 0%, 14%, 6%, 20%.

What colors go with #CBAEBE?

Its complement is #AECBBB; analogous partners are #CAAECB and #CBAEB0. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #CBAEBE for text?

Black text on #CBAEBE has a contrast ratio of 10.34:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 2.03:1.