Palettes / Colors / #CDBBA7

#CDBBA7 — Light Dusty Brown

#CDBBA7 is a brown color we call Light Dusty Brown, closest to the named color Tan (#D2B48C). It belongs to the brown family.

#CDBBA7 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 #A7B9CD; it also sits naturally between #CDA8A7 and #CCCDA7. 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 73% · Blue 65%

Cyan 0% · Magenta 9% · Yellow 19% · Key 20%

Previews

CSS code for #CDBBA7

.text { color: #CDBBA7; }
.background { background-color: #CDBBA7; }
.border { border: 3px solid #CDBBA7; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(205, 187, 167); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(32, 28%, 73%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #CDBBA7; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(205, 187, 167, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #CDBBA7; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(205, 187, 167, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#CDBBA7">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#CDBBA7">Div content here</div>

Shades of #CDBBA7

Tints of #CDBBA7

Tones of #CDBBA7

Color harmonies

Complementary — #A7B9CD:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #CDBBA7: #000000.

How #CDBBA7 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 #CDBBA7

Similar colors

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

Browse neighbouring colors

← #CDBBA6  ·  #CDBBA8 →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #CDBBA7?

#CDBBA7 is Light Dusty Brown, a brown color (RGB 205, 187, 167). Its closest standard named color is Tan.

What is the RGB and HSL of #CDBBA7?

#CDBBA7 is RGB 205, 187, 167 — HSL 32°, 28%, 73% — CMYK 0%, 9%, 19%, 20%.

What colors go with #CDBBA7?

Its complement is #A7B9CD; analogous partners are #CDA8A7 and #CCCDA7. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #CDBBA7 for text?

Black text on #CDBBA7 has a contrast ratio of 11.26:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.86:1.