Palettes / Colors / #CBBBB1

#CBBBB1 — Light Dusty Brown

#CBBBB1 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 #CBBBB1 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.

#CBBBB1 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 #B3C2CC; it also sits naturally between #CCB3B5 and #CCC9B3. 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 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

CSS code for #CBBBB1

.text { color: #CBBBB1; }
.background { background-color: #CBBBB1; }
.border { border: 3px solid #CBBBB1; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(203, 187, 177); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(23, 20%, 75%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #CBBBB1; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(203, 187, 177, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #CBBBB1; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(203, 187, 177, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#CBBBB1">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#CBBBB1">Div content here</div>

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #B3C2CC:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #CBBBB1: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #CBBBB1

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 #CBBBB1 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 #CBBBB1 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

← #CBBBB0  ·  #CBBBB2 →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #CBBBB1?

#CBBBB1 is Light Dusty Brown, a brown color (RGB 203, 187, 177). Its closest standard named color is Silver.

What is the RGB and HSL of #CBBBB1?

#CBBBB1 is RGB 203, 187, 177 — HSL 23°, 20%, 75% — CMYK 0%, 8%, 13%, 20%.

What colors go with #CBBBB1?

Its complement is #B3C2CC; analogous partners are #CCB3B5 and #CCC9B3. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #CBBBB1 for text?

Black text on #CBBBB1 has a contrast ratio of 11.28:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.86:1.