Palettes / Colors / #CDBCB7

#CDBCB7 — Light Dusty Brown

#CDBCB7 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 #CDBCB7 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.

#CDBCB7 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 #B7C8CD; it also sits naturally between #CDB7BD and #CDC7B7. 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 74% · Blue 72%

Cyan 0% · Magenta 8% · Yellow 11% · Key 20%

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

Previews

CSS code for #CDBCB7

.text { color: #CDBCB7; }
.background { background-color: #CDBCB7; }
.border { border: 3px solid #CDBCB7; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(205, 188, 183); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(14, 18%, 76%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #CDBCB7; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(205, 188, 183, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #CDBCB7; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(205, 188, 183, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#CDBCB7">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#CDBCB7">Div content here</div>

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #B7C8CD:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #CDBCB7: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #CDBCB7

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 #CDBCB7 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 #CDBCB7 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

← #CDBCB6  ·  #CDBCB8 →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #CDBCB7?

#CDBCB7 is Light Dusty Brown, a brown color (RGB 205, 188, 183). Its closest standard named color is Silver.

What is the RGB and HSL of #CDBCB7?

#CDBCB7 is RGB 205, 188, 183 — HSL 14°, 18%, 76% — CMYK 0%, 8%, 11%, 20%.

What colors go with #CDBCB7?

Its complement is #B7C8CD; analogous partners are #CDB7BD and #CDC7B7. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #CDBCB7 for text?

Black text on #CDBCB7 has a contrast ratio of 11.47:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.83:1.