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#CBB2CD — Light Dusty Pink

#CBB2CD is a pink color we call Light Dusty Pink, closest to the named color Thistle (#D8BFD8). It belongs to the pink family.

Color name

Closest CSS keyword: thistle (#D8BFD8) — not an exact match. CSS thistle gives you #D8BFD8, a different color; use #CBB2CD 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.

#CBB2CD is a cool 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 #B4CDB2; it also sits naturally between #BDB2CD and #CDB2C1. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.

#CBB2CD · RGB 203, 178, 205

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Color values

HEX#CBB2CD
RGB203, 178, 205
HSL296°, 21%, 75%
HSV296°, 13%, 80%
CMYK1%, 13%, 0%, 20%
XYZ51.57, 48.95, 64.49
Yxy48.95, 0.3125, 0.2966
CIE-Lab75.42, 13.76, -10.34
Hunter Lab69.96, 13.08, -9.85

RGB & CMYK percentages

Red 80% · Green 70% · Blue 80%

Cyan 1% · Magenta 13% · Yellow 0% · Key 20%

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

Previews

Sample text in #CBB2CD on black
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit.
Sample text in #CBB2CD on white
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit.

CSS code for #CBB2CD

.text { color: #CBB2CD; }
.background { background-color: #CBB2CD; }
.border { border: 3px solid #CBB2CD; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(203, 178, 205); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(296, 21%, 75%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #CBB2CD; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(203, 178, 205, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #CBB2CD; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(203, 178, 205, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#CBB2CD">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#CBB2CD">Div content here</div>

Shades of #CBB2CD

#BC9CBF#AE87B0#9F71A2#8E5F91#79517B#604063#4B324D#362438#211622#0C080C

Tints of #CBB2CD

#CFB8D1#D3BED5#D7C4D9#DCCBDD#E2D4E3#E6DAE7#EAE0EB#EEE6EF#F2ECF3#F7F3F7

Tones of #CBB2CD

#C9B4CB#C8B6C9#C6B8C7#C4BAC5#C3BBC3#C1BDC1

Color harmonies

Complementary — #B4CDB2:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Against white text1.95:1 Fails
Against black text10.79:1 AAA

Best text color on #CBB2CD: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #CBB2CD

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 #CBB2CD: ·

How #CBB2CD looks with color blindness

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

Protanopia · #C0C0C6Deuteranopia · #C2C4C5Tritanopia · #CAC1C0

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 #CBB2CD rather than the exact color:

Palette F3e2d4
#F3E2D4 · #C5B0CD · #415E72 · #17313E
Palette Fbefef
#FBEFEF · #FFE2E2 · #F5CBCB · #C5B3D3
Palette 898aa6
#898AA6 · #C9BBCF · #B7D3DF · #D6EFED
Palette Fffbf5
#FFFBF5 · #F7EFE5 · #C3ACD0 · #674188
Palette Fffbf5
#FFFBF5 · #F7EFE5 · #C3ACD0 · #7743DB
Amber Ruby Marble
#C7AED6 · #A16EBE · #864FA6 · #6C3989

Similar colors

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

#C5B0CD#C5B3D3#C9BBCF#C3ACD0#C7AED6#C8ACD6#C3AED6#CFADC1#C5B8D9#D7ACD4#C9ACDD#DAB8D3

Browse neighbouring colors

← #CBB2CC  ·  #CBB2CE →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #CBB2CD?

#CBB2CD is Light Dusty Pink, a pink color (RGB 203, 178, 205). Its closest standard named color is Thistle.

What is the RGB and HSL of #CBB2CD?

#CBB2CD is RGB 203, 178, 205 — HSL 296°, 21%, 75% — CMYK 1%, 13%, 0%, 20%.

What colors go with #CBB2CD?

Its complement is #B4CDB2; analogous partners are #BDB2CD and #CDB2C1. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #CBB2CD for text?

Black text on #CBB2CD has a contrast ratio of 10.79:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.95:1.