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#CBB2CE — Light Dusty Pink

#CBB2CE 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 #CBB2CE 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.

#CBB2CE 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 #B4CDB1; it also sits naturally between #BCB1CD and #CDB1C2. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.

#CBB2CE · RGB 203, 178, 206

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Color values

HEX#CBB2CE
RGB203, 178, 206
HSL294°, 22%, 75%
HSV294°, 14%, 81%
CMYK1%, 14%, 0%, 19%
XYZ51.69, 48.99, 65.12
Yxy48.99, 0.3117, 0.2955
CIE-Lab75.45, 13.95, -10.84
Hunter Lab70.00, 13.27, -10.36

RGB & CMYK percentages

Red 80% · Green 70% · Blue 81%

Cyan 1% · Magenta 14% · Yellow 0% · Key 19%

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

Previews

Sample text in #CBB2CE on black
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit.
Sample text in #CBB2CE on white
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit.

CSS code for #CBB2CE

.text { color: #CBB2CE; }
.background { background-color: #CBB2CE; }
.border { border: 3px solid #CBB2CE; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(203, 178, 206); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(294, 22%, 75%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #CBB2CE; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(203, 178, 206, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #CBB2CE; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(203, 178, 206, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#CBB2CE">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#CBB2CE">Div content here</div>

Shades of #CBB2CE

#BC9BBF#AD86B1#9E70A4#8D5D92#78507C#604064#4B324E#362438#211622#0C080C

Tints of #CBB2CE

#CFB7D1#D3BED5#D7C4D9#DBCADD#E2D3E3#E6DAE7#EAE0EB#EEE6EF#F2ECF3#F7F3F7

Tones of #CBB2CE

#C9B3CB#C7B5C9#C6B7C8#C4BAC5#C2BBC3#C1BDC1

Color harmonies

Complementary — #B4CDB1:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Against white text1.94:1 Fails
Against black text10.80:1 AAA

Best text color on #CBB2CE: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #CBB2CE

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 #CBB2CE: ·

How #CBB2CE looks with color blindness

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

Protanopia · #C0C0C7Deuteranopia · #C2C4C6Tritanopia · #CAC2C1

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 #CBB2CE rather than the exact color:

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

Similar colors

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

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

Browse neighbouring colors

← #CBB2CD  ·  #CBB2CF →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #CBB2CE?

#CBB2CE is Light Dusty Pink, a pink color (RGB 203, 178, 206). Its closest standard named color is Thistle.

What is the RGB and HSL of #CBB2CE?

#CBB2CE is RGB 203, 178, 206 — HSL 294°, 22%, 75% — CMYK 1%, 14%, 0%, 19%.

What colors go with #CBB2CE?

Its complement is #B4CDB1; analogous partners are #BCB1CD and #CDB1C2. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #CBB2CE for text?

Black text on #CBB2CE has a contrast ratio of 10.80:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.94:1.