Palettes / Colors / #CBB2AC

#CBB2AC — Light Dusty Brown

#CBB2AC is a brown color we call Light Dusty Brown, closest to the named color Silver (#C0C0C0). It belongs to the brown family.

Color name

Closest CSS keyword: silver (#C0C0C0) — not an exact match. CSS silver gives you #C0C0C0, a different color; use #CBB2AC 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.

#CBB2AC is a warm brown color associated with earthiness, stability and comfort. 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 #ADC6CC; it also sits naturally between #CCADB7 and #CCC3AD. 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 70% · Blue 67%

Cyan 0% · Magenta 12% · Yellow 15% · Key 20%

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

Previews

CSS code for #CBB2AC

.text { color: #CBB2AC; }
.background { background-color: #CBB2AC; }
.border { border: 3px solid #CBB2AC; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(203, 178, 172); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(12, 23%, 74%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #CBB2AC; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(203, 178, 172, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #CBB2AC; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(203, 178, 172, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#CBB2AC">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#CBB2AC">Div content here</div>

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #ADC6CC:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #CBB2AC: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #CBB2AC

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 #CBB2AC 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 #CBB2AC 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

← #CBB2AB  ·  #CBB2AD →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #CBB2AC?

#CBB2AC is Light Dusty Brown, a brown color (RGB 203, 178, 172). Its closest standard named color is Silver.

What is the RGB and HSL of #CBB2AC?

#CBB2AC is RGB 203, 178, 172 — HSL 12°, 23%, 74% — CMYK 0%, 12%, 15%, 20%.

What colors go with #CBB2AC?

Its complement is #ADC6CC; analogous partners are #CCADB7 and #CCC3AD. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #CBB2AC for text?

Black text on #CBB2AC has a contrast ratio of 10.50:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 2.00:1.