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#CDBDC2 — Light Dusty Pink

#CDBDC2 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 #CDBDC2 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.

#CDBDC2 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 #BCCDC7; it also sits naturally between #CDBCCA and #CDBFBC. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.

#CDBDC2 · RGB 205, 189, 194

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Color values

HEX#CDBDC2
RGB205, 189, 194
HSL341°, 14%, 77%
HSV341°, 8%, 80%
CMYK0%, 8%, 5%, 20%
XYZ53.11, 53.27, 58.52
Yxy53.27, 0.3221, 0.3230
CIE-Lab78.03, 6.52, -0.48
Hunter Lab72.99, 6.16, -0.44

RGB & CMYK percentages

Red 80% · Green 74% · Blue 76%

Cyan 0% · Magenta 8% · Yellow 5% · Key 20%

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

Previews

Sample text in #CDBDC2 on black
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit.
Sample text in #CDBDC2 on white
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit.

CSS code for #CDBDC2

.text { color: #CDBDC2; }
.background { background-color: #CDBDC2; }
.border { border: 3px solid #CDBDC2; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(205, 189, 194); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(341, 14%, 77%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #CDBDC2; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(205, 189, 194, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #CDBDC2; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(205, 189, 194, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#CDBDC2">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#CDBDC2">Div content here</div>

Shades of #CDBDC2

#BDA8AF#AC9199#9C7C86#8C6974#775A63#604850#4C393F#372A2E#20181B#0C090A

Tints of #CDBDC2

#D1C2C7#D5C8CC#DACED1#DED3D7#E2D9DC#E5DCDF#E9E2E4#EDE8EA#F2EEEF#F6F3F4

Tones of #CDBDC2

#CBBDC2#CABEC2#C9C0C3#C8C1C3#C7C2C3#C6C3C4

Color harmonies

Complementary — #BCCDC7:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Against white text1.80:1 Fails
Against black text11.65:1 AAA

Best text color on #CDBDC2: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #CDBDC2

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 #CDBDC2: ·

How #CDBDC2 looks with color blindness

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

Protanopia · #C6C6C1Deuteranopia · #C7C8C0Tritanopia · #CCC0C0

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 #CDBDC2 rather than the exact color:

Palette 316b83
#316B83 · #6D8299 · #8CA1A5 · #D5BFBF
Palette 722f99
#722F99 · #C5C1C1 · #FEE7C8 · #FF9292
Palette Cc9b6d
#CC9B6D · #F1CA89 · #F2DAC3 · #C8C2BC
Palette F0e5cf
#F0E5CF · #F7F6F2 · #C8C6C6 · #4B6587
Palette Ffefe0
#FFEFE0 · #FED9CA · #C5C5C5 · #7D7D7D
Palette 363062
#363062 · #4D4C7D · #827397 · #D8B9C3

Similar colors

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

#D5BFBF#C5C1C1#C8C2BC#C8C6C6#C5C5C5#D8B9C3#CDC9C3#D0C9C0#C5C6C7#D2C1B6#C9BBCF#C5C7BC

Browse neighbouring colors

← #CDBDC1  ·  #CDBDC3 →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #CDBDC2?

#CDBDC2 is Light Dusty Pink, a pink color (RGB 205, 189, 194). Its closest standard named color is Silver.

What is the RGB and HSL of #CDBDC2?

#CDBDC2 is RGB 205, 189, 194 — HSL 341°, 14%, 77% — CMYK 0%, 8%, 5%, 20%.

What colors go with #CDBDC2?

Its complement is #BCCDC7; analogous partners are #CDBCCA and #CDBFBC. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #CDBDC2 for text?

Black text on #CDBDC2 has a contrast ratio of 11.65:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.80:1.