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#CBBFCA — Mist Grey

#CBBFCA is a gray color we call Mist Grey, closest to the named color Silver (#C0C0C0). It belongs to the gray family.

Color name

Closest CSS keyword: silver (#C0C0C0) — not an exact match. CSS silver gives you #C0C0C0, a different color; use #CBBFCA 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.

#CBBFCA is a neutral gray color associated with neutrality and professionalism. 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 #BECABF; it also sits naturally between #C5BECA and #CABEC3. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.

#CBBFCA · RGB 203, 191, 202

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Color values

HEX#CBBFCA
RGB203, 191, 202
HSL305°, 10%, 77%
HSV305°, 6%, 80%
CMYK0%, 6%, 0%, 20%
XYZ53.92, 54.22, 63.50
Yxy54.22, 0.3141, 0.3159
CIE-Lab78.59, 6.19, -4.01
Hunter Lab73.64, 5.87, -3.73

RGB & CMYK percentages

Red 80% · Green 75% · Blue 79%

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

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

Previews

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

CSS code for #CBBFCA

.text { color: #CBBFCA; }
.background { background-color: #CBBFCA; }
.border { border: 3px solid #CBBFCA; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(203, 191, 202); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(305, 10%, 77%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #CBBFCA; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(203, 191, 202, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #CBBFCA; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(203, 191, 202, 0.8); }

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

Shades of #CBBFCA

#BAABB9#A894A6#988196#876E85#735E71#5D4C5B#493C48#352C34#1F191E#0B090B

Tints of #CBBFCA

#CFC4CE#D3CAD3#D8CFD7#DDD5DC#E1DBE1#E3DDE3#E8E3E8#EDE9EC#F1EEF1#F6F4F6

Tones of #CBBFCA

#CABFC9#C8C0C8#C8C1C7#C7C2C6#C6C3C6#C5C4C5

Color harmonies

Complementary — #BECABF:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Against white text1.77:1 Fails
Against black text11.84:1 AAA

Best text color on #CBBFCA: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #CBBFCA

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 #CBBFCA: ·

How #CBBFCA looks with color blindness

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

Protanopia · #C6C6C7Deuteranopia · #C7C7C7Tritanopia · #CAC5C5

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 #CBBFCA 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#CDC9C3#C8C2BC#D5BFBF#C9CDCF#D0C9C0

Browse neighbouring colors

← #CBBFC9  ·  #CBBFCB →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #CBBFCA?

#CBBFCA is Mist Grey, a gray color (RGB 203, 191, 202). Its closest standard named color is Silver.

What is the RGB and HSL of #CBBFCA?

#CBBFCA is RGB 203, 191, 202 — HSL 305°, 10%, 77% — CMYK 0%, 6%, 0%, 20%.

What colors go with #CBBFCA?

Its complement is #BECABF; analogous partners are #C5BECA and #CABEC3. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #CBBFCA for text?

Black text on #CBBFCA has a contrast ratio of 11.84:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.77:1.