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#CBBDB2 — Light Dusty Brown

#CBBDB2 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 #CBBDB2 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.

#CBBDB2 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 #B3C1CB; it also sits naturally between #CBB3B5 and #CBCAB3. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.

#CBBDB2 · RGB 203, 189, 178

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Color values

HEX#CBBDB2
RGB203, 189, 178
HSL26°, 19%, 75%
HSV26°, 12%, 80%
CMYK0%, 7%, 12%, 20%
XYZ50.86, 52.31, 49.53
Yxy52.31, 0.3331, 0.3425
CIE-Lab77.46, 3.07, 7.32
Hunter Lab72.32, 2.88, 6.31

RGB & CMYK percentages

Red 80% · Green 74% · Blue 70%

Cyan 0% · Magenta 7% · Yellow 12% · Key 20%

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

Previews

Sample text in #CBBDB2 on black
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit.
Sample text in #CBBDB2 on white
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit.

CSS code for #CBBDB2

.text { color: #CBBDB2; }
.background { background-color: #CBBDB2; }
.border { border: 3px solid #CBBDB2; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(203, 189, 178); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(26, 19%, 75%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #CBBDB2; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(203, 189, 178, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #CBBDB2; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(203, 189, 178, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#CBBDB2">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#CBBDB2">Div content here</div>

Shades of #CBBDB2

#BDAB9E#AE9989#A08773#8F7561#796353#615042#4C3E34#372D25#211B17#0C0A08

Tints of #CBBDB2

#CFC3B9#D4C8BF#D8CDC5#DCD3CB#E2DAD5#E6E0DB#EAE5E1#EEEAE7#F3EFED#F7F5F3

Tones of #CBBDB2

#C9BEB5#C8BEB6#C6BEB8#C4BFBA#C2BFBC#C1BFBD

Color harmonies

Complementary — #B3C1CB:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Against white text1.83:1 Fails
Against black text11.46:1 AAA

Best text color on #CBBDB2: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #CBBDB2

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 #CBBDB2: ·

How #CBBDB2 looks with color blindness

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

Protanopia · #C5C5B5Deuteranopia · #C6C7B5Tritanopia · #CAB7B7

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 #CBBDB2 rather than the exact color:

Palette 556052
#556052 · #AF6B58 · #CBBCB1 · #F2EFEA
Palette C2ded1
#C2DED1 · #ECE5C7 · #CDC2AE · #354259
Palette C2dedc
#C2DEDC · #ECE5C7 · #CDC2AE · #116A7B
Palette 1b3c53
#1B3C53 · #234C6A · #456882 · #D2C1B6
Palette 1b3c53
#1B3C53 · #456882 · #D2C1B6 · #F9F3EF
Ruby Mirage
#EBE2CC · #DED6C1 · #CFC6B1 · #B7B09E

Similar colors

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

#CBBCB1#CDC2AE#D2C1B6#CFC6B1#D2C4B4#D4BDAC#CDBBA7#D2C6B2#D6C0B3#C8C2BC#D0BAA8#D0B8A8

Browse neighbouring colors

← #CBBDB1  ·  #CBBDB3 →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #CBBDB2?

#CBBDB2 is Light Dusty Brown, a brown color (RGB 203, 189, 178). Its closest standard named color is Silver.

What is the RGB and HSL of #CBBDB2?

#CBBDB2 is RGB 203, 189, 178 — HSL 26°, 19%, 75% — CMYK 0%, 7%, 12%, 20%.

What colors go with #CBBDB2?

Its complement is #B3C1CB; analogous partners are #CBB3B5 and #CBCAB3. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #CBBDB2 for text?

Black text on #CBBDB2 has a contrast ratio of 11.46:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.83:1.