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#CEBBC2 — Light Dusty Pink

#CEBBC2 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 #CEBBC2 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.

#CEBBC2 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 #BBCEC7; it also sits naturally between #CEBBCB and #CEBDBB. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.

#CEBBC2 · RGB 206, 187, 194

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Color values

HEX#CEBBC2
RGB206, 187, 194
HSL338°, 16%, 77%
HSV338°, 9%, 81%
CMYK0%, 9%, 6%, 19%
XYZ52.96, 52.56, 58.39
Yxy52.56, 0.3231, 0.3206
CIE-Lab77.61, 7.94, -1.09
Hunter Lab72.50, 7.52, -0.99

RGB & CMYK percentages

Red 81% · Green 73% · Blue 76%

Cyan 0% · Magenta 9% · Yellow 6% · Key 19%

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

Previews

Sample text in #CEBBC2 on black
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit.
Sample text in #CEBBC2 on white
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit.

CSS code for #CEBBC2

.text { color: #CEBBC2; }
.background { background-color: #CEBBC2; }
.border { border: 3px solid #CEBBC2; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(206, 187, 194); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(338, 16%, 77%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #CEBBC2; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(206, 187, 194, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #CEBBC2; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(206, 187, 194, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#CEBBC2">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#CEBBC2">Div content here</div>

Shades of #CEBBC2

#BFA6AF#AE8F9A#9F7A87#8E6775#795864#624751#4D383F#38292E#21181B#0C090A

Tints of #CEBBC2

#D2C1C7#D6C7CC#DBCDD2#DFD3D7#E3D9DC#E5DCDF#EAE1E4#EEE7EA#F2EDEF#F6F3F4

Tones of #CEBBC2

#CDBCC2#CBBEC3#CABFC3#C8C0C3#C7C1C4#C6C3C4

Color harmonies

Complementary — #BBCEC7:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Against white text1.82:1 Fails
Against black text11.51:1 AAA

Best text color on #CEBBC2: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #CEBBC2

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 #CEBBC2: ·

How #CEBBC2 looks with color blindness

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

Protanopia · #C6C6C0Deuteranopia · #C7C8C0Tritanopia · #CDBFBF

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 #CEBBC2 rather than the exact color:

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

Similar colors

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

#D5BFBF#D8B9C3#C5C1C1#C8C2BC#C8C6C6#C5C5C5#C9BBCF#D2C1B6#CFADC1#CDC9C3#D0C9C0#C5C6C7

Browse neighbouring colors

← #CEBBC1  ·  #CEBBC3 →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #CEBBC2?

#CEBBC2 is Light Dusty Pink, a pink color (RGB 206, 187, 194). Its closest standard named color is Silver.

What is the RGB and HSL of #CEBBC2?

#CEBBC2 is RGB 206, 187, 194 — HSL 338°, 16%, 77% — CMYK 0%, 9%, 6%, 19%.

What colors go with #CEBBC2?

Its complement is #BBCEC7; analogous partners are #CEBBCB and #CEBDBB. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #CEBBC2 for text?

Black text on #CEBBC2 has a contrast ratio of 11.51:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.82:1.