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#CBCEBC — Light Dusty Green

#CBCEBC is a green color we call Light Dusty Green, closest to the named color Silver (#C0C0C0). It belongs to the green family.

Color name

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

#CBCEBC is a warm-leaning green color associated with growth, calm and balance. 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 #BEBBCE; it also sits naturally between #CEC7BB and #C1CEBB. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.

#CBCEBC · RGB 203, 206, 188

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Color values

HEX#CBCEBC
RGB203, 206, 188
HSL70°, 16%, 77%
HSV70°, 9%, 81%
CMYK1%, 0%, 9%, 19%
XYZ55.78, 60.47, 56.31
Yxy60.47, 0.3232, 0.3504
CIE-Lab82.09, -4.21, 8.59
Hunter Lab77.76, -3.96, 7.55

RGB & CMYK percentages

Red 80% · Green 81% · Blue 74%

Cyan 1% · Magenta 0% · Yellow 9% · Key 19%

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

Previews

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

CSS code for #CBCEBC

.text { color: #CBCEBC; }
.background { background-color: #CBCEBC; }
.border { border: 3px solid #CBCEBC; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(203, 206, 188); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(70, 16%, 77%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #CBCEBC; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(203, 206, 188, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #CBCEBC; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(203, 206, 188, 0.8); }

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

Shades of #CBCEBC

#BBBFA6#A8AE8F#989F7A#878E67#747958#5D6247#494D38#363829#1F2118#0B0C09

Tints of #CBCEBC

#CFD2C1#D4D6C7#D8DBCD#DDDFD3#E1E3D9#E4E5DC#E8EAE1#EDEEE7#F1F2ED#F6F6F3

Tones of #CBCEBC

#CACDBC#C9CBBE#C8CABF#C7C8C0#C6C7C1#C5C6C3

Color harmonies

Complementary — #BEBBCE:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Against white text1.60:1 Fails
Against black text13.09:1 AAA

Best text color on #CBCEBC: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #CBCEBC

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 #CBCEBC: ·

How #CBCEBC looks with color blindness

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

Protanopia · #CCCCC0Deuteranopia · #CCCCC1Tritanopia · #CBC4C5

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 · #F8F9FAMaterial Light Green 500 · #8BC34A

Palettes with a similar color

These palettes use a close neighbour of #CBCEBC rather than the exact color:

Palette F7f7e8
#F7F7E8 · #C7CFB7 · #9DAD7F · #557174
Palette 8fa28a
#8FA28A · #C7D3C0 · #F7F4ED · #C8A96B
Palette 5f7161
#5F7161 · #6D8B74 · #EFEAD8 · #D0C9C0
Palette 68b0ab
#68B0AB · #8FC0A9 · #C8D5B9 · #FAF3DD
Palette D9e4dd
#D9E4DD · #FBF7F0 · #CDC9C3 · #555555
Palette B6ae9f
#B6AE9F · #C5C7BC · #DEDED1 · #FBF3D1

Similar colors

The closest colors that actually appear in our palette collection — click any to open its page:

#C7CFB7#C7D3C0#D0C9C0#C8D5B9#CDC9C3#C5C7BC#D3D4C0#C1CFC0#D1D8BE#C9D8B6#C1D0B5#C8C2BC

Browse neighbouring colors

← #CBCEBB  ·  #CBCEBD →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #CBCEBC?

#CBCEBC is Light Dusty Green, a green color (RGB 203, 206, 188). Its closest standard named color is Silver.

What is the RGB and HSL of #CBCEBC?

#CBCEBC is RGB 203, 206, 188 — HSL 70°, 16%, 77% — CMYK 1%, 0%, 9%, 19%.

What colors go with #CBCEBC?

Its complement is #BEBBCE; analogous partners are #CEC7BB and #C1CEBB. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #CBCEBC for text?

Black text on #CBCEBC has a contrast ratio of 13.09:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.60:1.