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#CCBFBE — Light Dusty Red

#CCBFBE is a red color we call Light Dusty Red, closest to the named color Silver (#C0C0C0). It belongs to the red family.

Color name

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

#CCBFBE is a warm red color associated with energy, passion and urgency. 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 #BDCACB; it also sits naturally between #CBBDC3 and #CBC5BD. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.

#CCBFBE · RGB 204, 191, 190

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Color values

HEX#CCBFBE
RGB204, 191, 190
HSL4°, 12%, 77%
HSV4°, 7%, 80%
CMYK0%, 6%, 7%, 20%
XYZ52.83, 53.82, 56.32
Yxy53.82, 0.3242, 0.3302
CIE-Lab78.35, 4.39, 2.14
Hunter Lab73.36, 4.14, 1.91

RGB & CMYK percentages

Red 80% · Green 75% · Blue 75%

Cyan 0% · Magenta 6% · Yellow 7% · Key 20%

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

Previews

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

CSS code for #CCBFBE

.text { color: #CCBFBE; }
.background { background-color: #CCBFBE; }
.border { border: 3px solid #CCBFBE; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(204, 191, 190); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(4, 12%, 77%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #CCBFBE; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(204, 191, 190, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #CCBFBE; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(204, 191, 190, 0.8); }

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

Shades of #CCBFBE

#BCABA9#AA9492#9A807E#896E6C#755E5C#5E4B4A#4A3B3A#362B2B#1F1919#0B0909

Tints of #CCBFBE

#D0C4C3#D4CAC9#D9CFCE#DDD5D4#E2DADA#E4DDDD#E9E3E2#EDE8E8#F2EEEE#F6F4F4

Tones of #CCBFBE

#CABFBE#CAC0BF#C8C1C0#C7C2C1#C6C3C3#C6C3C3

Color harmonies

Complementary — #BDCACB:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Against white text1.79:1 Fails
Against black text11.76:1 AAA

Best text color on #CCBFBE: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #CCBFBE

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 #CCBFBE: ·

How #CCBFBE looks with color blindness

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

Protanopia · #C6C6BEDeuteranopia · #C7C8BETritanopia · #CBBEBE

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 · #F8F9FATailwind purple 500 · #A855F7

Palettes with a similar color

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

Palette Cc9b6d
#CC9B6D · #F1CA89 · #F2DAC3 · #C8C2BC
Palette 722f99
#722F99 · #C5C1C1 · #FEE7C8 · #FF9292
Palette 316b83
#316B83 · #6D8299 · #8CA1A5 · #D5BFBF
Palette 1b3c53
#1B3C53 · #234C6A · #456882 · #D2C1B6
Palette 1b3c53
#1B3C53 · #456882 · #D2C1B6 · #F9F3EF
Palette B6ae9f
#B6AE9F · #C5C7BC · #DEDED1 · #FBF3D1

Similar colors

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

#C8C2BC#C5C1C1#D5BFBF#D2C1B6#C5C7BC#D0C9C0#CDC9C3#C8C6C6#C5C5C5#D2C4B4#C5C6C7#CBBCB1

Browse neighbouring colors

← #CCBFBD  ·  #CCBFBF →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #CCBFBE?

#CCBFBE is Light Dusty Red, a red color (RGB 204, 191, 190). Its closest standard named color is Silver.

What is the RGB and HSL of #CCBFBE?

#CCBFBE is RGB 204, 191, 190 — HSL 4°, 12%, 77% — CMYK 0%, 6%, 7%, 20%.

What colors go with #CCBFBE?

Its complement is #BDCACB; analogous partners are #CBBDC3 and #CBC5BD. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #CCBFBE for text?

Black text on #CCBFBE has a contrast ratio of 11.76:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.79:1.