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#CBBDCB — Light Dusty Pink

#CBBDCB 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 #CBBDCB 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.

#CBBDCB 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 #BDCBBD; it also sits naturally between #C4BDCB and #CBBDC4. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.

#CBBDCB · RGB 203, 189, 203

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Color values

HEX#CBBDCB
RGB203, 189, 203
HSL300°, 12%, 77%
HSV300°, 7%, 80%
CMYK0%, 7%, 0%, 20%
XYZ53.61, 53.40, 63.98
Yxy53.40, 0.3135, 0.3123
CIE-Lab78.11, 7.45, -5.26
Hunter Lab73.08, 7.07, -4.92

RGB & CMYK percentages

Red 80% · Green 74% · Blue 80%

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

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

Previews

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

CSS code for #CBBDCB

.text { color: #CBBDCB; }
.background { background-color: #CBBDCB; }
.border { border: 3px solid #CBBDCB; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(203, 189, 203); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(300, 12%, 77%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #CBBDCB; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(203, 189, 203, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #CBBDCB; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(203, 189, 203, 0.8); }

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

Shades of #CBBDCB

#BCA9BC#AA92AA#9A7E9A#896C89#755C75#5E4A5E#4A3A4A#362B36#1F191F#0B090B

Tints of #CBBDCB

#D0C3D0#D4C9D4#D9CED9#DDD4DD#E2DAE2#E4DDE4#E9E2E9#EDE8ED#F2EEF2#F6F4F6

Tones of #CBBDCB

#CABECA#CABFCA#C8C0C8#C7C1C7#C6C3C6#C6C3C6

Color harmonies

Complementary — #BDCBBD:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Against white text1.80:1 Fails
Against black text11.68:1 AAA

Best text color on #CBBDCB: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #CBBDCB

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 #CBBDCB: ·

How #CBBDCB looks with color blindness

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

Protanopia · #C5C5C8Deuteranopia · #C6C7C7Tritanopia · #CAC5C4

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 #CBBDCB rather than the exact color:

Palette 898aa6
#898AA6 · #C9BBCF · #B7D3DF · #D6EFED
Palette F0e5cf
#F0E5CF · #F7F6F2 · #C8C6C6 · #4B6587
Cyber Lime
#0B0C10 · #1F2833 · #C5C6C7 · #D4F000
Palette Ffefe0
#FFEFE0 · #FED9CA · #C5C5C5 · #7D7D7D
Palette B4b4b8
#B4B4B8 · #C7C8CC · #E3E1D9 · #F2EFE5
Palette 722f99
#722F99 · #C5C1C1 · #FEE7C8 · #FF9292

Similar colors

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

#C9BBCF#C8C6C6#C5C6C7#C5C5C5#C7C8CC#C5C1C1#CBCBCB#C5B3D3#C5B0CD#CDC9C3#D5BFBF#D8B9C3

Browse neighbouring colors

← #CBBDCA  ·  #CBBDCC →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #CBBDCB?

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

What is the RGB and HSL of #CBBDCB?

#CBBDCB is RGB 203, 189, 203 — HSL 300°, 12%, 77% — CMYK 0%, 7%, 0%, 20%.

What colors go with #CBBDCB?

Its complement is #BDCBBD; analogous partners are #C4BDCB and #CBBDC4. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #CBBDCB for text?

Black text on #CBBDCB has a contrast ratio of 11.68:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.80:1.