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#CEABBF — Light Dusty Pink

#CEABBF 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 #CEABBF 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.

#CEABBF 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 #ABCEBA; it also sits naturally between #CCABCE and #CEABAE. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.

#CEABBF · RGB 206, 171, 191

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Color values

HEX#CEABBF
RGB206, 171, 191
HSL326°, 26%, 74%
HSV326°, 17%, 81%
CMYK0%, 17%, 7%, 19%
XYZ49.42, 46.01, 55.57
Yxy46.01, 0.3273, 0.3047
CIE-Lab73.55, 16.06, -5.43
Hunter Lab67.83, 15.21, -4.97

RGB & CMYK percentages

Red 81% · Green 67% · Blue 75%

Cyan 0% · Magenta 17% · Yellow 7% · Key 19%

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

Previews

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

CSS code for #CEABBF

.text { color: #CEABBF; }
.background { background-color: #CEABBF; }
.border { border: 3px solid #CEABBF; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(206, 171, 191); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(326, 26%, 74%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #CEABBF; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(206, 171, 191, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #CEABBF; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(206, 171, 191, 0.8); }

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

Shades of #CEABBF

#C195AE#B47E9D#A6688B#945779#7D4A67#673C54#502F42#3A222F#23151D#0D080B

Tints of #CEABBF

#D2B2C4#D5B8C9#DBC2D0#DFC8D5#E3CFDA#E6D5DF#EADCE4#F0E5EB#F4ECF0#F7F2F5

Tones of #CEABBF

#CBAEBF#C9B0BE#C7B3BE#C4B5BE#C1B8BD#BFBABD

Color harmonies

Complementary — #ABCEBA:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Against white text2.06:1 Fails
Against black text10.20:1 AAA

Best text color on #CEABBF: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #CEABBF

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 #CEABBF: ·

How #CEABBF looks with color blindness

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

Protanopia · #BFBFBADeuteranopia · #C1C4B9Tritanopia · #CCB6B6

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 #CEABBF rather than the exact color:

Palette F4f754
#F4F754 · #E9D484 · #CFADC1 · #4E61D3
Radiant Cinder
#50797C · #6C64B1 · #C9A3C3 · #A15C4B
Cosmic Ruby Mirage
#C6A6BA · #A87B50 · #94AB85 · #7BB5A3
Royal Cinder
#7280BB · #624A71 · #C5AAB9 · #876358
Golden Ruby Lagoon
#DBAEBD · #A73A5F · #722C44 · #3D1A26
Misty Ruby Harbor
#2F9655 · #65CF99 · #B63987 · #DBA5C2

Similar colors

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

#CFADC1#C9A3C3#C6A6BA#C5AAB9#DBAEBD#DBA5C2#D9A6B5#D5B4B4#C1A1BE#CB9BB9#C5B0CD#D8B9C3

Browse neighbouring colors

← #CEABBE  ·  #CEABC0 →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #CEABBF?

#CEABBF is Light Dusty Pink, a pink color (RGB 206, 171, 191). Its closest standard named color is Silver.

What is the RGB and HSL of #CEABBF?

#CEABBF is RGB 206, 171, 191 — HSL 326°, 26%, 74% — CMYK 0%, 17%, 7%, 19%.

What colors go with #CEABBF?

Its complement is #ABCEBA; analogous partners are #CCABCE and #CEABAE. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #CEABBF for text?

Black text on #CEABBF has a contrast ratio of 10.20:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 2.06:1.