Palettes / Colors / #CCBFAA
#CCBFAA — Light Dusty Brown
#CCBFAA is a brown color we call Light Dusty Brown, closest to the named color Silver (#C0C0C0). It belongs to the brown family.
Color name
Closest CSS keyword: silver (#C0C0C0) — not an exact match. CSS silver gives you #C0C0C0, a different color; use #CCBFAA 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.
#CCBFAA 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 #A9B6CB; it also sits naturally between #CBADA9 and #C7CBA9. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.
Color values
| HEX | #CCBFAA |
|---|---|
| RGB | 204, 191, 170 |
| HSL | 37°, 25%, 73% |
| HSV | 37°, 17%, 80% |
| CMYK | 0%, 6%, 17%, 20% |
| XYZ | 50.79, 53.00, 45.58 |
| Yxy | 53.00, 0.3400, 0.3548 |
| CIE-Lab | 77.88, 1.10, 12.24 |
| Hunter Lab | 72.80, 1.03, 10.25 |
RGB & CMYK percentages
Red 80% · Green 75% · Blue 67%
Cyan 0% · Magenta 6% · Yellow 17% · Key 20%
CMYK values are unprofiled approximations for screen reference — not a print-proofing guarantee.
Previews
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CSS code for #CCBFAA
.text { color: #CCBFAA; }
.background { background-color: #CCBFAA; }
.border { border: 3px solid #CCBFAA; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(204, 191, 170); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(37, 25%, 73%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #CCBFAA; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(204, 191, 170, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #CCBFAA; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(204, 191, 170, 0.8); }
HTML: <p style="color:#CCBFAA">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#CCBFAA">Div content here</div>
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Color harmonies
Complementary — #A9B6CB:
Analogous:
Triadic:
Contrast & accessibility
| Against white text | 1.81:1 Fails |
|---|---|
| Against black text | 11.60:1 AAA |
Best text color on #CCBFAA: #000000.
Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #CCBFAA
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:
Smaller body text shows the effect best.
Blended color: · Contrast against #CCBFAA: ·
How #CCBFAA 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 #CCBFAA rather than the exact color:
Similar colors
The closest colors that actually appear in our palette collection — click any to open its page:
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Frequently asked questions
What color is #CCBFAA?
#CCBFAA is Light Dusty Brown, a brown color (RGB 204, 191, 170). Its closest standard named color is Silver.
What is the RGB and HSL of #CCBFAA?
#CCBFAA is RGB 204, 191, 170 — HSL 37°, 25%, 73% — CMYK 0%, 6%, 17%, 20%.
What colors go with #CCBFAA?
Its complement is #A9B6CB; analogous partners are #CBADA9 and #C7CBA9. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.
Can I use #CCBFAA for text?
Black text on #CCBFAA has a contrast ratio of 11.60:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.81:1.