Palettes / Colors / #CBB3AA

#CBB3AA — Light Dusty Brown

#CBB3AA 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 #CBB3AA 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.

#CBB3AA 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 #AAC2CB; it also sits naturally between #CBAAB1 and #CBC3AA. 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 16% · Key 20%

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

Previews

CSS code for #CBB3AA

.text { color: #CBB3AA; }
.background { background-color: #CBB3AA; }
.border { border: 3px solid #CBB3AA; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(203, 179, 170); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(16, 24%, 73%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #CBB3AA; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(203, 179, 170, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #CBB3AA; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(203, 179, 170, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#CBB3AA">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#CBB3AA">Div content here</div>

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #AAC2CB:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #CBB3AA: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #CBB3AA

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 #CBB3AA 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 #CBB3AA 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

← #CBB3A9  ·  #CBB3AB →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #CBB3AA?

#CBB3AA is Light Dusty Brown, a brown color (RGB 203, 179, 170). Its closest standard named color is Silver.

What is the RGB and HSL of #CBB3AA?

#CBB3AA is RGB 203, 179, 170 — HSL 16°, 24%, 73% — CMYK 0%, 12%, 16%, 20%.

What colors go with #CBB3AA?

Its complement is #AAC2CB; analogous partners are #CBAAB1 and #CBC3AA. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #CBB3AA for text?

Black text on #CBB3AA has a contrast ratio of 10.57:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.99:1.