Palettes / Colors / #CBBFA9

#CBBFA9 — Light Dusty Brown

#CBBFA9 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 #CBBFA9 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.

#CBBFA9 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 #A9B5CB; it also sits naturally between #CBAEA9 and #C6CBA9. 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 75% · Blue 66%

Cyan 0% · Magenta 6% · Yellow 17% · Key 20%

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

Previews

CSS code for #CBBFA9

.text { color: #CBBFA9; }
.background { background-color: #CBBFA9; }
.border { border: 3px solid #CBBFA9; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(203, 191, 169); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(39, 25%, 73%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #CBBFA9; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(203, 191, 169, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #CBBFA9; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(203, 191, 169, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#CBBFA9">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#CBBFA9">Div content here</div>

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #A9B5CB:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #CBBFA9: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #CBBFA9

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 #CBBFA9 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 #CBBFA9 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

← #CBBFA8  ·  #CBBFAA →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #CBBFA9?

#CBBFA9 is Light Dusty Brown, a brown color (RGB 203, 191, 169). Its closest standard named color is Silver.

What is the RGB and HSL of #CBBFA9?

#CBBFA9 is RGB 203, 191, 169 — HSL 39°, 25%, 73% — CMYK 0%, 6%, 17%, 20%.

What colors go with #CBBFA9?

Its complement is #A9B5CB; analogous partners are #CBAEA9 and #C6CBA9. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #CBBFA9 for text?

Black text on #CBBFA9 has a contrast ratio of 11.56:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.82:1.