Palettes / Colors / #CDBEBA

#CDBEBA — Light Dusty Brown

#CDBEBA 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 #CDBEBA 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.

#CDBEBA 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 #BBCACE; it also sits naturally between #CEBBC0 and #CEC8BB. 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 75% · Blue 73%

Cyan 0% · Magenta 7% · Yellow 9% · Key 20%

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

Previews

CSS code for #CDBEBA

.text { color: #CDBEBA; }
.background { background-color: #CDBEBA; }
.border { border: 3px solid #CDBEBA; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(205, 190, 186); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(13, 16%, 77%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #CDBEBA; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(205, 190, 186, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #CDBEBA; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(205, 190, 186, 0.8); }

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

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #BBCACE:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #CDBEBA: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #CDBEBA

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 #CDBEBA 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 #CDBEBA 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

← #CDBEB9  ·  #CDBEBB →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #CDBEBA?

#CDBEBA is Light Dusty Brown, a brown color (RGB 205, 190, 186). Its closest standard named color is Silver.

What is the RGB and HSL of #CDBEBA?

#CDBEBA is RGB 205, 190, 186 — HSL 13°, 16%, 77% — CMYK 0%, 7%, 9%, 20%.

What colors go with #CDBEBA?

Its complement is #BBCACE; analogous partners are #CEBBC0 and #CEC8BB. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #CDBEBA for text?

Black text on #CDBEBA has a contrast ratio of 11.67:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.80:1.