Palettes / Colors / #CCBFAC

#CCBFAC — Light Dusty Brown

#CCBFAC 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 #CCBFAC 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.

#CCBFAC 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 #ADBACD; it also sits naturally between #CDB0AD and #C9CDAD. 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 75% · Blue 67%

Cyan 0% · Magenta 6% · Yellow 16% · Key 20%

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

Previews

CSS code for #CCBFAC

.text { color: #CCBFAC; }
.background { background-color: #CCBFAC; }
.border { border: 3px solid #CCBFAC; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(204, 191, 172); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(36, 24%, 74%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #CCBFAC; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(204, 191, 172, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #CCBFAC; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(204, 191, 172, 0.8); }

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

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #ADBACD:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #CCBFAC: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #CCBFAC

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:

How #CCBFAC 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 #CCBFAC 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

← #CCBFAB  ·  #CCBFAD →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #CCBFAC?

#CCBFAC is Light Dusty Brown, a brown color (RGB 204, 191, 172). Its closest standard named color is Silver.

What is the RGB and HSL of #CCBFAC?

#CCBFAC is RGB 204, 191, 172 — HSL 36°, 24%, 74% — CMYK 0%, 6%, 16%, 20%.

What colors go with #CCBFAC?

Its complement is #ADBACD; analogous partners are #CDB0AD and #C9CDAD. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #CCBFAC for text?

Black text on #CCBFAC has a contrast ratio of 11.62:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.81:1.