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#CBBBB0 — Light Dusty Brown

#CBBBB0 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 #CBBBB0 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.

#CBBBB0 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 #AFBFCB; it also sits naturally between #CBAFB2 and #CBC8AF. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.

#CBBBB0 · RGB 203, 187, 176

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Color values

HEX#CBBBB0
RGB203, 187, 176
HSL24°, 21%, 74%
HSV24°, 13%, 80%
CMYK0%, 8%, 13%, 20%
XYZ50.24, 51.37, 48.34
Yxy51.37, 0.3350, 0.3426
CIE-Lab76.90, 3.81, 7.60
Hunter Lab71.67, 3.56, 6.52

RGB & CMYK percentages

Red 80% · Green 73% · Blue 69%

Cyan 0% · Magenta 8% · Yellow 13% · Key 20%

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

Previews

Sample text in #CBBBB0 on black
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit.
Sample text in #CBBBB0 on white
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit.

CSS code for #CBBBB0

.text { color: #CBBBB0; }
.background { background-color: #CBBBB0; }
.border { border: 3px solid #CBBBB0; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(203, 187, 176); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(24, 21%, 74%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #CBBBB0; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(203, 187, 176, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #CBBBB0; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(203, 187, 176, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#CBBBB0">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#CBBBB0">Div content here</div>

Shades of #CBBBB0

#BDA799#AE9584#A0826E#8E705D#785F4F#634E40#4D3D32#382C24#221B16#0C0A08

Tints of #CBBBB0

#CFBFB5#D3C5BB#D9CDC4#DDD2CB#E1D7D1#E5DCD7#E9E2DD#EFEAE6#F3EFEC#F7F4F3

Tones of #CBBBB0

#C9BAB1#C7BBB3#C5BBB5#C3BCB7#C1BCB9#BFBCBB

Color harmonies

Complementary — #AFBFCB:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Against white text1.86:1 Fails
Against black text11.27:1 AAA

Best text color on #CBBBB0: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #CBBBB0

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 #CBBBB0: ·

How #CBBBB0 looks with color blindness

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

Protanopia · #C4C4B3Deuteranopia · #C5C6B3Tritanopia · #CAB5B5

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 · #F8F9FAMaterial Light Green 500 · #8BC34A

Palettes with a similar color

These palettes use a close neighbour of #CBBBB0 rather than the exact color:

Palette 556052
#556052 · #AF6B58 · #CBBCB1 · #F2EFEA
Palette C2ded1
#C2DED1 · #ECE5C7 · #CDC2AE · #354259
Palette C2dedc
#C2DEDC · #ECE5C7 · #CDC2AE · #116A7B
Palette Fdefef
#FDEFEF · #F4DFD0 · #DAD0C2 · #CDBBA7
Palette C4317b
#C4317B · #AC7C7C · #D0BAA8 · #EFE4E4
Palette F8ede3
#F8EDE3 · #DFD3C3 · #D0B8A8 · #7D6E83

Similar colors

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

#CBBCB1#CDC2AE#CDBBA7#D0BAA8#D0B8A8#D4BDAC#D2C1B6#C8B6A6#CFC6B1#D2C4B4#D6C0B3#D5B4B4

Browse neighbouring colors

← #CBBBAF  ·  #CBBBB1 →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #CBBBB0?

#CBBBB0 is Light Dusty Brown, a brown color (RGB 203, 187, 176). Its closest standard named color is Silver.

What is the RGB and HSL of #CBBBB0?

#CBBBB0 is RGB 203, 187, 176 — HSL 24°, 21%, 74% — CMYK 0%, 8%, 13%, 20%.

What colors go with #CBBBB0?

Its complement is #AFBFCB; analogous partners are #CBAFB2 and #CBC8AF. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #CBBBB0 for text?

Black text on #CBBBB0 has a contrast ratio of 11.27:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.86:1.