Palettes / Colors / #CDBABA
#CDBABA — Light Dusty Red
#CDBABA 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 #CDBABA 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.
#CDBABA 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 #BBCECE; it also sits naturally between #CEBBC4 and #CEC4BB. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.
Color values
| HEX | #CDBABA |
|---|---|
| RGB | 205, 186, 186 |
| HSL | 0°, 16%, 77% |
| HSV | 0°, 9%, 80% |
| CMYK | 0%, 9%, 9%, 20% |
| XYZ | 51.60, 51.64, 53.70 |
| Yxy | 51.64, 0.3288, 0.3290 |
| CIE-Lab | 77.07, 6.74, 2.44 |
| Hunter Lab | 71.86, 6.34, 2.16 |
RGB & CMYK percentages
Red 80% · Green 73% · Blue 73%
Cyan 0% · Magenta 9% · Yellow 9% · Key 20%
CMYK values are unprofiled approximations for screen reference — not a print-proofing guarantee.
Previews
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CSS code for #CDBABA
.text { color: #CDBABA; }
.background { background-color: #CDBABA; }
.border { border: 3px solid #CDBABA; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(205, 186, 186); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(0, 16%, 77%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #CDBABA; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(205, 186, 186, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #CDBABA; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(205, 186, 186, 0.8); }
HTML: <p style="color:#CDBABA">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#CDBABA">Div content here</div>
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Color harmonies
Complementary — #BBCECE:
Analogous:
Triadic:
Contrast & accessibility
| Against white text | 1.85:1 Fails |
|---|---|
| Against black text | 11.33:1 AAA |
Best text color on #CDBABA: #000000.
Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #CDBABA
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 #CDBABA: ·
How #CDBABA 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 #CDBABA 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 #CDBABA?
#CDBABA is Light Dusty Red, a red color (RGB 205, 186, 186). Its closest standard named color is Silver.
What is the RGB and HSL of #CDBABA?
#CDBABA is RGB 205, 186, 186 — HSL 0°, 16%, 77% — CMYK 0%, 9%, 9%, 20%.
What colors go with #CDBABA?
Its complement is #BBCECE; analogous partners are #CEBBC4 and #CEC4BB. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.
Can I use #CDBABA for text?
Black text on #CDBABA has a contrast ratio of 11.33:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.85:1.