Palettes / Colors / #CDC4BC

#CDC4BC — Light Dusty Brown

#CDC4BC 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 #CDC4BC 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.

#CDC4BC 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 #BCC5CD; it also sits naturally between #CDBCBC and #CDCDBC. 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 77% · Blue 74%

Cyan 0% · Magenta 4% · Yellow 8% · Key 20%

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

Previews

CSS code for #CDC4BC

.text { color: #CDC4BC; }
.background { background-color: #CDC4BC; }
.border { border: 3px solid #CDC4BC; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(205, 196, 188); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(28, 15%, 77%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #CDC4BC; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(205, 196, 188, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #CDC4BC; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(205, 196, 188, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#CDC4BC">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#CDC4BC">Div content here</div>

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #BCC5CD:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #CDC4BC: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #CDC4BC

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 #CDC4BC 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 #CDC4BC 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

← #CDC4BB  ·  #CDC4BD →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #CDC4BC?

#CDC4BC is Light Dusty Brown, a brown color (RGB 205, 196, 188). Its closest standard named color is Silver.

What is the RGB and HSL of #CDC4BC?

#CDC4BC is RGB 205, 196, 188 — HSL 28°, 15%, 77% — CMYK 0%, 4%, 8%, 20%.

What colors go with #CDC4BC?

Its complement is #BCC5CD; analogous partners are #CDBCBC and #CDCDBC. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #CDC4BC for text?

Black text on #CDC4BC has a contrast ratio of 12.22:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.72:1.