Palettes / Colors / #CEBCBD

#CEBCBD — Light Dusty Red

#CEBCBD 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 #CEBCBD 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.

#CEBCBD 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 #BBCECD; it also sits naturally between #CEBBC5 and #CEC3BB. 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 74%

Cyan 0% · Magenta 9% · Yellow 8% · Key 19%

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

Previews

CSS code for #CEBCBD

.text { color: #CEBCBD; }
.background { background-color: #CEBCBD; }
.border { border: 3px solid #CEBCBD; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(206, 188, 189); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(357, 16%, 77%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #CEBCBD; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(206, 188, 189, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #CEBCBD; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(206, 188, 189, 0.8); }

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

Shades of #CEBCBD

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #BBCECD:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #CEBCBD: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #CEBCBD

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 #CEBCBD 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 #CEBCBD 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

← #CEBCBC  ·  #CEBCBE →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #CEBCBD?

#CEBCBD is Light Dusty Red, a red color (RGB 206, 188, 189). Its closest standard named color is Silver.

What is the RGB and HSL of #CEBCBD?

#CEBCBD is RGB 206, 188, 189 — HSL 357°, 16%, 77% — CMYK 0%, 9%, 8%, 19%.

What colors go with #CEBCBD?

Its complement is #BBCECD; analogous partners are #CEBBC5 and #CEC3BB. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #CEBCBD for text?

Black text on #CEBCBD has a contrast ratio of 11.55:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.82:1.