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#CBCFC2 — Light Dusty Green

#CBCFC2 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 #CBCFC2 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.

#CBCFC2 is a warm-leaning green color associated with growth, calm and balance. It is light enough to work as a background or base color, with darker text on top.

Its strongest partner is its complement #C7C3D0; it also sits naturally between #D0CDC3 and #C6D0C3. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.

#CBCFC2 · RGB 203, 207, 194

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Color values

HEX#CBCFC2
RGB203, 207, 194
HSL78°, 12%, 79%
HSV78°, 6%, 81%
CMYK2%, 0%, 6%, 19%
XYZ56.68, 61.22, 59.87
Yxy61.22, 0.3188, 0.3444
CIE-Lab82.50, -3.70, 5.97
Hunter Lab78.24, -3.49, 5.34

RGB & CMYK percentages

Red 80% · Green 81% · Blue 76%

Cyan 2% · Magenta 0% · Yellow 6% · Key 19%

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

Previews

Sample text in #CBCFC2 on black
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit.
Sample text in #CBCFC2 on white
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit.

CSS code for #CBCFC2

.text { color: #CBCFC2; }
.background { background-color: #CBCFC2; }
.border { border: 3px solid #CBCFC2; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(203, 207, 194); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(78, 12%, 79%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #CBCFC2; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(203, 207, 194, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #CBCFC2; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(203, 207, 194, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#CBCFC2">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#CBCFC2">Div content here</div>

Shades of #CBCFC2

#BBC0AF#A8AE98#979F84#838C6E#70785E#5B614C#484D3D#33362B#20221B#0B0B09

Tints of #CBCFC2

#D1D4C9#D3D7CC#D8DBD1#DDE0D7#E2E4DD#E4E6E0#E9EBE5#EEEFEB#F0F2EE#F5F6F4

Tones of #CBCFC2

#CCCFC4#CBCEC5#CBCDC6#CBCCC7#CACBC8#CACBC8

Color harmonies

Complementary — #C7C3D0:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Against white text1.59:1 Fails
Against black text13.24:1 AAA

Best text color on #CBCFC2: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #CBCFC2

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 #CBCFC2: ·

How #CBCFC2 looks with color blindness

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

Protanopia · #CDCDC5Deuteranopia · #CDCCC6Tritanopia · #CBC8C8

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 #CBCFC2 rather than the exact color:

Palette 8fa28a
#8FA28A · #C7D3C0 · #F7F4ED · #C8A96B
Palette D9e4dd
#D9E4DD · #FBF7F0 · #CDC9C3 · #555555
Palette 5f7161
#5F7161 · #6D8B74 · #EFEAD8 · #D0C9C0
Palette B5c0d0
#B5C0D0 · #CCD3CA · #F5E8DD · #EED3D9
Palette 7c9473
#7C9473 · #CFDAC8 · #E8EAE6 · #CDD0CB
Palette 0a2947
#0A2947 · #F3E4C9 · #D3D4C0 · #8B5E3C

Similar colors

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

#C7D3C0#CDC9C3#D0C9C0#CCD3CA#CDD0CB#D3D4C0#CBCBCB#C1CFC0#C8C6C6#D0D4CA#C8D5B9#D1D8C5

Browse neighbouring colors

← #CBCFC1  ·  #CBCFC3 →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #CBCFC2?

#CBCFC2 is Light Dusty Green, a green color (RGB 203, 207, 194). Its closest standard named color is Silver.

What is the RGB and HSL of #CBCFC2?

#CBCFC2 is RGB 203, 207, 194 — HSL 78°, 12%, 79% — CMYK 2%, 0%, 6%, 19%.

What colors go with #CBCFC2?

Its complement is #C7C3D0; analogous partners are #D0CDC3 and #C6D0C3. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #CBCFC2 for text?

Black text on #CBCFC2 has a contrast ratio of 13.24:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.59:1.