Palettes / Colors / #CEBCBA

#CEBCBA — Light Dusty Red

#CEBCBA is a red color we call Light Dusty Red, closest to the named color Silver (#C0C0C0). It belongs to the red family.

Color name

Closest CSS keyword: silver (#C0C0C0) — not an exact match. CSS silver gives you #C0C0C0, a different color; use #CEBCBA 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.

#CEBCBA is a warm red color associated with energy, passion and urgency. 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 #BACCCE; it also sits naturally between #CEBAC2 and #CEC6BA. 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 81% · Green 74% · Blue 73%

Cyan 0% · Magenta 9% · Yellow 10% · Key 19%

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

Previews

CSS code for #CEBCBA

.text { color: #CEBCBA; }
.background { background-color: #CEBCBA; }
.border { border: 3px solid #CEBCBA; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(206, 188, 186); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(6, 17%, 77%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #CEBCBA; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(206, 188, 186, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #CEBCBA; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(206, 188, 186, 0.8); }

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

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #BACCCE:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #CEBCBA: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #CEBCBA

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 #CEBCBA 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 #CEBCBA 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

← #CEBCB9  ·  #CEBCBB →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #CEBCBA?

#CEBCBA is Light Dusty Red, a red color (RGB 206, 188, 186). Its closest standard named color is Silver.

What is the RGB and HSL of #CEBCBA?

#CEBCBA is RGB 206, 188, 186 — HSL 6°, 17%, 77% — CMYK 0%, 9%, 10%, 19%.

What colors go with #CEBCBA?

Its complement is #BACCCE; analogous partners are #CEBAC2 and #CEC6BA. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #CEBCBA for text?

Black text on #CEBCBA has a contrast ratio of 11.53:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.82:1.