Palettes / Colors / #CBBBCA
#CBBBCA — Light Dusty Pink
#CBBBCA is a pink color we call Light Dusty Pink, closest to the named color Silver (#C0C0C0). It belongs to the pink family.
Color name
Closest CSS keyword: silver (#C0C0C0) — not an exact match. CSS silver gives you #C0C0C0, a different color; use #CBBBCA 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.
#CBBBCA is a warm-leaning 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 #BACABB; it also sits naturally between #C3BACA and #CABAC1. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.
Color values
| HEX | #CBBBCA |
|---|---|
| RGB | 203, 187, 202 |
| HSL | 304°, 13%, 76% |
| HSV | 304°, 8%, 80% |
| CMYK | 0%, 8%, 0%, 20% |
| XYZ | 53.06, 52.50, 63.21 |
| Yxy | 52.50, 0.3144, 0.3111 |
| CIE-Lab | 77.58, 8.34, -5.50 |
| Hunter Lab | 72.46, 7.90, -5.14 |
RGB & CMYK percentages
Red 80% · Green 73% · Blue 79%
Cyan 0% · Magenta 8% · Yellow 0% · Key 20%
CMYK values are unprofiled approximations for screen reference — not a print-proofing guarantee.
Previews
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CSS code for #CBBBCA
.text { color: #CBBBCA; }
.background { background-color: #CBBBCA; }
.border { border: 3px solid #CBBBCA; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(203, 187, 202); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(304, 13%, 76%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #CBBBCA; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(203, 187, 202, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #CBBBCA; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(203, 187, 202, 0.8); }
HTML: <p style="color:#CBBBCA">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#CBBBCA">Div content here</div>
Shades of #CBBBCA
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Color harmonies
Complementary — #BACABB:
Analogous:
Triadic:
Contrast & accessibility
| Against white text | 1.83:1 Fails |
|---|---|
| Against black text | 11.50:1 AAA |
Best text color on #CBBBCA: #000000.
Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #CBBBCA
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:
Smaller body text shows the effect best.
Blended color: · Contrast against #CBBBCA: ·
How #CBBBCA 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 #CBBBCA rather than the exact color:
Similar colors
The closest colors that actually appear in our palette collection — click any to open its page:
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Frequently asked questions
What color is #CBBBCA?
#CBBBCA is Light Dusty Pink, a pink color (RGB 203, 187, 202). Its closest standard named color is Silver.
What is the RGB and HSL of #CBBBCA?
#CBBBCA is RGB 203, 187, 202 — HSL 304°, 13%, 76% — CMYK 0%, 8%, 0%, 20%.
What colors go with #CBBBCA?
Its complement is #BACABB; analogous partners are #C3BACA and #CABAC1. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.
Can I use #CBBBCA for text?
Black text on #CBBBCA has a contrast ratio of 11.50:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.83:1.