Palettes / Colors / #CBC4BD

#CBC4BD — Light Dusty Brown

#CBC4BD is a brown color we call Light Dusty Brown, closest to the named color Silver (#C0C0C0). It belongs to the brown family.

#CBC4BD 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 #BDC4CB; it also sits naturally between #CBBDBD and #CBCBBD. 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 77% · Blue 74%

Cyan 0% · Magenta 3% · Yellow 7% · Key 20%

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

Previews

CSS code for #CBC4BD

.text { color: #CBC4BD; }
.background { background-color: #CBC4BD; }
.border { border: 3px solid #CBC4BD; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(203, 196, 189); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(30, 12%, 77%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #CBC4BD; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(203, 196, 189, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #CBC4BD; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(203, 196, 189, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#CBC4BD">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#CBC4BD">Div content here</div>

Shades of #CBC4BD

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #BDC4CB:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #CBC4BD: #000000.

How #CBC4BD 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 #CBC4BD 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

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Frequently asked questions

What color is #CBC4BD?

#CBC4BD is Light Dusty Brown, a brown color (RGB 203, 196, 189). Its closest standard named color is Silver.

What is the RGB and HSL of #CBC4BD?

#CBC4BD is RGB 203, 196, 189 — HSL 30°, 12%, 77% — CMYK 0%, 3%, 7%, 20%.

What colors go with #CBC4BD?

Its complement is #BDC4CB; analogous partners are #CBBDBD and #CBCBBD. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #CBC4BD for text?

Black text on #CBC4BD has a contrast ratio of 12.17:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.73:1.