Palettes / Colors / #CBC2B2

#CBC2B2 — Light Dusty Brown

#CBC2B2 is a brown color we call Light Dusty Brown, closest to the named color Silver (#C0C0C0). It belongs to the brown family.

#CBC2B2 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 #B3BCCB; it also sits naturally between #CBB6B3 and #C8CBB3. 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 76% · Blue 70%

Cyan 0% · Magenta 4% · Yellow 12% · Key 20%

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

Previews

CSS code for #CBC2B2

.text { color: #CBC2B2; }
.background { background-color: #CBC2B2; }
.border { border: 3px solid #CBC2B2; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(203, 194, 178); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(38, 19%, 75%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #CBC2B2; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(203, 194, 178, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #CBC2B2; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(203, 194, 178, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#CBC2B2">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#CBC2B2">Div content here</div>

Shades of #CBC2B2

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #B3BCCB:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #CBC2B2: #000000.

How #CBC2B2 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 #CBC2B2 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

← #CBC2B1  ·  #CBC2B3 →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #CBC2B2?

#CBC2B2 is Light Dusty Brown, a brown color (RGB 203, 194, 178). Its closest standard named color is Silver.

What is the RGB and HSL of #CBC2B2?

#CBC2B2 is RGB 203, 194, 178 — HSL 38°, 19%, 75% — CMYK 0%, 4%, 12%, 20%.

What colors go with #CBC2B2?

Its complement is #B3BCCB; analogous partners are #CBB6B3 and #C8CBB3. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #CBC2B2 for text?

Black text on #CBC2B2 has a contrast ratio of 11.90:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.76:1.