Palettes / Colors / #CBC4BE

#CBC4BE — Mist Grey

#CBC4BE is a gray color we call Mist Grey, closest to the named color Silver (#C0C0C0). It belongs to the gray family.

#CBC4BE 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 #BEC5CB; it also sits naturally between #CBBEBE and #CBCABE. 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 75%

Cyan 0% · Magenta 3% · Yellow 6% · Key 20%

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

Previews

CSS code for #CBC4BE

.text { color: #CBC4BE; }
.background { background-color: #CBC4BE; }
.border { border: 3px solid #CBC4BE; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(203, 196, 190); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(28, 11%, 77%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #CBC4BE; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(203, 196, 190, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #CBC4BE; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(203, 196, 190, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#CBC4BE">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#CBC4BE">Div content here</div>

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #BEC5CB:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #CBC4BE: #000000.

How #CBC4BE 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 #CBC4BE 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

← #CBC4BD  ·  #CBC4BF →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #CBC4BE?

#CBC4BE is Mist Grey, a gray color (RGB 203, 196, 190). Its closest standard named color is Silver.

What is the RGB and HSL of #CBC4BE?

#CBC4BE is RGB 203, 196, 190 — HSL 28°, 11%, 77% — CMYK 0%, 3%, 6%, 20%.

What colors go with #CBC4BE?

Its complement is #BEC5CB; analogous partners are #CBBEBE and #CBCABE. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #CBC4BE for text?

Black text on #CBC4BE has a contrast ratio of 12.18:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.72:1.