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#CDB2BF — Light Dusty Pink

#CDB2BF is a pink color we call Light Dusty Pink, closest to the named color Silver (#C0C0C0). It belongs to the pink family.

Color name

Closest CSS keyword: silver (#C0C0C0) — not an exact match. CSS silver gives you #C0C0C0, a different color; use #CDB2BF 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.

#CDB2BF is a warm-leaning pink color associated with playfulness, romance and softness. 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 #B2CDC0; it also sits naturally between #CDB2CC and #CDB2B2. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.

#CDB2BF · RGB 205, 178, 191

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Color values

HEX#CDB2BF
RGB205, 178, 191
HSL331°, 21%, 75%
HSV331°, 13%, 80%
CMYK0%, 13%, 7%, 20%
XYZ50.50, 48.58, 56.01
Yxy48.58, 0.3256, 0.3133
CIE-Lab75.19, 11.91, -3.02
Hunter Lab69.70, 11.25, -2.75

RGB & CMYK percentages

Red 80% · Green 70% · Blue 75%

Cyan 0% · Magenta 13% · Yellow 7% · Key 20%

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

Previews

Sample text in #CDB2BF on black
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit.
Sample text in #CDB2BF on white
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit.

CSS code for #CDB2BF

.text { color: #CDB2BF; }
.background { background-color: #CDB2BF; }
.border { border: 3px solid #CDB2BF; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(205, 178, 191); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(331, 21%, 75%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #CDB2BF; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(205, 178, 191, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #CDB2BF; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(205, 178, 191, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#CDB2BF">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#CDB2BF">Div content here</div>

Shades of #CDB2BF

#BF9CAD#B0879B#A27189#915F77#7B5165#634051#4D323F#38242E#22161C#0C080A

Tints of #CDB2BF

#D1B8C4#D5BEC9#D9C4CE#DDCBD3#E3D4DB#E7DAE0#EBE0E5#EFE6EA#F3ECF0#F7F3F5

Tones of #CDB2BF

#CBB4BF#C9B6BF#C7B8BF#C5BABF#C3BBBF#C1BDBF

Color harmonies

Complementary — #B2CDC0:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Against white text1.96:1 Fails
Against black text10.72:1 AAA

Best text color on #CDB2BF: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #CDB2BF

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 #CDB2BF: ·

How #CDB2BF looks with color blindness

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

Protanopia · #C1C1BCDeuteranopia · #C3C5BBTritanopia · #CCB9B9

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 #CDB2BF rather than the exact color:

Palette F4f754
#F4F754 · #E9D484 · #CFADC1 · #4E61D3
Royal Cinder
#7280BB · #624A71 · #C5AAB9 · #876358
Palette 363062
#363062 · #4D4C7D · #827397 · #D8B9C3
Palette 867070
#867070 · #D5B4B4 · #E4D0D0 · #F5EBEB
Golden Ruby Lagoon
#DBAEBD · #A73A5F · #722C44 · #3D1A26
Cosmic Ruby Mirage
#C6A6BA · #A87B50 · #94AB85 · #7BB5A3

Similar colors

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

#CFADC1#C5AAB9#D8B9C3#D5B4B4#DBAEBD#C6A6BA#D5BFBF#C9A3C3#C5B0CD#C8C2BC#C5C1C1#CBBCB1

Browse neighbouring colors

← #CDB2BE  ·  #CDB2C0 →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #CDB2BF?

#CDB2BF is Light Dusty Pink, a pink color (RGB 205, 178, 191). Its closest standard named color is Silver.

What is the RGB and HSL of #CDB2BF?

#CDB2BF is RGB 205, 178, 191 — HSL 331°, 21%, 75% — CMYK 0%, 13%, 7%, 20%.

What colors go with #CDB2BF?

Its complement is #B2CDC0; analogous partners are #CDB2CC and #CDB2B2. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #CDB2BF for text?

Black text on #CDB2BF has a contrast ratio of 10.72:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.96:1.