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#CBBDC3 — Light Dusty Pink

#CBBDC3 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 #CBBDC3 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.

#CBBDC3 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 #BDCBC5; it also sits naturally between #CBBDCA and #CBBEBD. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.

#CBBDC3 · RGB 203, 189, 195

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Color values

HEX#CBBDC3
RGB203, 189, 195
HSL334°, 12%, 77%
HSV334°, 7%, 80%
CMYK0%, 7%, 4%, 20%
XYZ52.68, 53.03, 59.09
Yxy53.03, 0.3196, 0.3218
CIE-Lab77.89, 5.99, -1.25
Hunter Lab72.82, 5.66, -1.14

RGB & CMYK percentages

Red 80% · Green 74% · Blue 76%

Cyan 0% · Magenta 7% · Yellow 4% · Key 20%

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

Previews

Sample text in #CBBDC3 on black
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit.
Sample text in #CBBDC3 on white
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit.

CSS code for #CBBDC3

.text { color: #CBBDC3; }
.background { background-color: #CBBDC3; }
.border { border: 3px solid #CBBDC3; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(203, 189, 195); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(334, 12%, 77%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #CBBDC3; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(203, 189, 195, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #CBBDC3; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(203, 189, 195, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#CBBDC3">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#CBBDC3">Div content here</div>

Shades of #CBBDC3

#BCA9B1#AA929D#9A7E8A#896C78#755C67#5E4A53#4A3A41#362B30#1F191C#0B090A

Tints of #CBBDC3

#D0C3C9#D4C9CE#D9CED3#DDD4D8#E2DADD#E4DDE0#E9E2E5#EDE8EA#F2EEEF#F6F4F5

Tones of #CBBDC3

#CABEC4#CABFC4#C8C0C4#C7C1C4#C6C3C4#C6C3C4

Color harmonies

Complementary — #BDCBC5:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Against white text1.81:1 Fails
Against black text11.61:1 AAA

Best text color on #CBBDC3: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #CBBDC3

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 #CBBDC3: ·

How #CBBDC3 looks with color blindness

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

Protanopia · #C5C5C2Deuteranopia · #C6C7C1Tritanopia · #CAC0C0

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 · #F8F9FATailwind purple 500 · #A855F7

Palettes with a similar color

These palettes use a close neighbour of #CBBDC3 rather than the exact color:

Palette 722f99
#722F99 · #C5C1C1 · #FEE7C8 · #FF9292
Palette Cc9b6d
#CC9B6D · #F1CA89 · #F2DAC3 · #C8C2BC
Palette F0e5cf
#F0E5CF · #F7F6F2 · #C8C6C6 · #4B6587
Palette Ffefe0
#FFEFE0 · #FED9CA · #C5C5C5 · #7D7D7D
Palette 316b83
#316B83 · #6D8299 · #8CA1A5 · #D5BFBF
Cyber Lime
#0B0C10 · #1F2833 · #C5C6C7 · #D4F000

Similar colors

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

#C5C1C1#C8C2BC#C8C6C6#C5C5C5#D5BFBF#C5C6C7#CDC9C3#C9BBCF#D0C9C0#C5C7BC#D8B9C3#C7C8CC

Browse neighbouring colors

← #CBBDC2  ·  #CBBDC4 →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #CBBDC3?

#CBBDC3 is Light Dusty Pink, a pink color (RGB 203, 189, 195). Its closest standard named color is Silver.

What is the RGB and HSL of #CBBDC3?

#CBBDC3 is RGB 203, 189, 195 — HSL 334°, 12%, 77% — CMYK 0%, 7%, 4%, 20%.

What colors go with #CBBDC3?

Its complement is #BDCBC5; analogous partners are #CBBDCA and #CBBEBD. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #CBBDC3 for text?

Black text on #CBBDC3 has a contrast ratio of 11.61:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.81:1.