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#CBAFBC — Light Dusty Pink

#CBAFBC 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 #CBAFBC 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.

#CBAFBC 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 #AFCBBE; it also sits naturally between #CBAFCA and #CBB0AF. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.

#CBAFBC · RGB 203, 175, 188

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Color values

HEX#CBAFBC
RGB203, 175, 188
HSL332°, 21%, 74%
HSV332°, 14%, 80%
CMYK0%, 14%, 7%, 20%
XYZ49.04, 46.99, 54.06
Yxy46.99, 0.3267, 0.3131
CIE-Lab74.18, 12.30, -2.88
Hunter Lab68.55, 11.58, -2.61

RGB & CMYK percentages

Red 80% · Green 69% · Blue 74%

Cyan 0% · Magenta 14% · Yellow 7% · Key 20%

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

Previews

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

CSS code for #CBAFBC

.text { color: #CBAFBC; }
.background { background-color: #CBAFBC; }
.border { border: 3px solid #CBAFBC; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(203, 175, 188); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(332, 21%, 74%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #CBAFBC; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(203, 175, 188, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #CBAFBC; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(203, 175, 188, 0.8); }

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

Shades of #CBAFBC

#BD99AA#AE8498#A06E85#8E5D74#784F62#634050#4D323F#38242D#22161C#0C080A

Tints of #CBAFBC

#CFB5C1#D3BBC6#D9C4CE#DDCBD3#E1D1D8#E5D7DD#E9DDE3#EFE6EA#F3ECEF#F7F3F5

Tones of #CBAFBC

#C9B1BC#C7B3BC#C5B5BC#C3B7BC#C1B9BC#BFBBBD

Color harmonies

Complementary — #AFCBBE:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Against white text2.02:1 Fails
Against black text10.40:1 AAA

Best text color on #CBAFBC: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #CBAFBC

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 #CBAFBC: ·

How #CBAFBC looks with color blindness

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

Protanopia · #BFBFB9Deuteranopia · #C1C3B8Tritanopia · #CAB6B6

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 #CBAFBC rather than the exact color:

Palette F4f754
#F4F754 · #E9D484 · #CFADC1 · #4E61D3
Royal Cinder
#7280BB · #624A71 · #C5AAB9 · #876358
Cosmic Ruby Mirage
#C6A6BA · #A87B50 · #94AB85 · #7BB5A3
Palette 867070
#867070 · #D5B4B4 · #E4D0D0 · #F5EBEB
Radiant Cinder
#50797C · #6C64B1 · #C9A3C3 · #A15C4B
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#D5B4B4#C9A3C3#DBAEBD#CBBCB1#C1A1BE#D8B9C3#D9A6B5#C5B0CD#DBB5B5

Browse neighbouring colors

← #CBAFBB  ·  #CBAFBD →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #CBAFBC?

#CBAFBC is Light Dusty Pink, a pink color (RGB 203, 175, 188). Its closest standard named color is Silver.

What is the RGB and HSL of #CBAFBC?

#CBAFBC is RGB 203, 175, 188 — HSL 332°, 21%, 74% — CMYK 0%, 14%, 7%, 20%.

What colors go with #CBAFBC?

Its complement is #AFCBBE; analogous partners are #CBAFCA and #CBB0AF. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #CBAFBC for text?

Black text on #CBAFBC has a contrast ratio of 10.40:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 2.02:1.