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#CBAECB — Light Dusty Pink

#CBAECB 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 #CBAECB 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.

#CBAECB 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 #AECBAE; it also sits naturally between #BDAECB and #CBAEBD. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.

#CBAECB · RGB 203, 174, 203

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Color values

HEX#CBAECB
RGB203, 174, 203
HSL300°, 22%, 74%
HSV300°, 14%, 80%
CMYK0%, 14%, 0%, 20%
XYZ50.54, 47.28, 62.96
Yxy47.28, 0.3144, 0.2941
CIE-Lab74.37, 15.57, -10.82
Hunter Lab68.76, 14.78, -10.28

RGB & CMYK percentages

Red 80% · Green 68% · Blue 80%

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

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

Previews

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

CSS code for #CBAECB

.text { color: #CBAECB; }
.background { background-color: #CBAECB; }
.border { border: 3px solid #CBAECB; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(203, 174, 203); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(300, 22%, 74%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #CBAECB; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(203, 174, 203, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #CBAECB; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(203, 174, 203, 0.8); }

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

Shades of #CBAECB

#BD98BD#AF83AF#A26DA2#8F5B8F#794E79#644064#4E324E#382438#221622#0C080C

Tints of #CBAECB

#CFB4CF#D3BBD3#D9C4D9#DDCADD#E1D0E1#E5D7E5#E9DDE9#EFE6EF#F3ECF3#F7F3F7

Tones of #CBAECB

#C9B0C9#C7B2C7#C5B4C5#C3B7C3#C1B9C1#BFBBBF

Color harmonies

Complementary — #AECBAE:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Against white text2.01:1 Fails
Against black text10.46:1 AAA

Best text color on #CBAECB: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #CBAECB

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 #CBAECB: ·

How #CBAECB looks with color blindness

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

Protanopia · #BEBEC4Deuteranopia · #C0C2C2Tritanopia · #CABEBD

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 #CBAECB rather than the exact color:

Palette F3e2d4
#F3E2D4 · #C5B0CD · #415E72 · #17313E
Palette Fffbf5
#FFFBF5 · #F7EFE5 · #C3ACD0 · #674188
Palette Fffbf5
#FFFBF5 · #F7EFE5 · #C3ACD0 · #7743DB
Palette F4f754
#F4F754 · #E9D484 · #CFADC1 · #4E61D3
Palette Fbefef
#FBEFEF · #FFE2E2 · #F5CBCB · #C5B3D3
Palette 17153b
#17153B · #2E236C · #433D8B · #C8ACD6

Similar colors

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

#C5B0CD#C3ACD0#CFADC1#C5B3D3#C8ACD6#C7AED6#C3AED6#C9A3C3#C9BBCF#D7ACD4#BDA6CE#C9ACDD

Browse neighbouring colors

← #CBAECA  ·  #CBAECC →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #CBAECB?

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

What is the RGB and HSL of #CBAECB?

#CBAECB is RGB 203, 174, 203 — HSL 300°, 22%, 74% — CMYK 0%, 14%, 0%, 20%.

What colors go with #CBAECB?

Its complement is #AECBAE; analogous partners are #BDAECB and #CBAEBD. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #CBAECB for text?

Black text on #CBAECB has a contrast ratio of 10.46:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 2.01:1.