Palettes / Colors / #CDBFA7
#CDBFA7 — Light Dusty Brown
#CDBFA7 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 #CDBFA7 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.
#CDBFA7 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 #A7B5CD; it also sits naturally between #CDACA7 and #C8CDA7. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.
Color values
| HEX | #CDBFA7 |
|---|---|
| RGB | 205, 191, 167 |
| HSL | 38°, 28%, 73% |
| HSV | 38°, 19%, 80% |
| CMYK | 0%, 7%, 19%, 20% |
| XYZ | 50.78, 53.03, 44.12 |
| Yxy | 53.03, 0.3433, 0.3585 |
| CIE-Lab | 77.89, 1.01, 13.89 |
| Hunter Lab | 72.82, 0.94, 11.52 |
RGB & CMYK percentages
Red 80% · Green 75% · Blue 65%
Cyan 0% · Magenta 7% · Yellow 19% · Key 20%
CMYK values are unprofiled approximations for screen reference — not a print-proofing guarantee.
Previews
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CSS code for #CDBFA7
.text { color: #CDBFA7; }
.background { background-color: #CDBFA7; }
.border { border: 3px solid #CDBFA7; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(205, 191, 167); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(38, 28%, 73%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #CDBFA7; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(205, 191, 167, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #CDBFA7; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(205, 191, 167, 0.8); }
HTML: <p style="color:#CDBFA7">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#CDBFA7">Div content here</div>
Shades of #CDBFA7
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Tones of #CDBFA7
Color harmonies
Complementary — #A7B5CD:
Analogous:
Triadic:
Contrast & accessibility
| Against white text | 1.81:1 Fails |
|---|---|
| Against black text | 11.61:1 AAA |
Best text color on #CDBFA7: #000000.
Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #CDBFA7
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 #CDBFA7: ·
How #CDBFA7 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 #CDBFA7 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 #CDBFA7?
#CDBFA7 is Light Dusty Brown, a brown color (RGB 205, 191, 167). Its closest standard named color is Silver.
What is the RGB and HSL of #CDBFA7?
#CDBFA7 is RGB 205, 191, 167 — HSL 38°, 28%, 73% — CMYK 0%, 7%, 19%, 20%.
What colors go with #CDBFA7?
Its complement is #A7B5CD; analogous partners are #CDACA7 and #C8CDA7. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.
Can I use #CDBFA7 for text?
Black text on #CDBFA7 has a contrast ratio of 11.61:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.81:1.