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#CEBFAB — Light Dusty Brown

#CEBFAB 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 #CEBFAB 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.

#CEBFAB 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 #ABBACE; it also sits naturally between #CEAEAB and #CCCEAB. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.

#CEBFAB · RGB 206, 191, 171

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Color values

HEX#CEBFAB
RGB206, 191, 171
HSL34°, 26%, 74%
HSV34°, 17%, 81%
CMYK0%, 7%, 17%, 19%
XYZ51.44, 53.32, 46.11
Yxy53.32, 0.3409, 0.3534
CIE-Lab78.07, 2.00, 11.99
Hunter Lab73.02, 1.87, 10.08

RGB & CMYK percentages

Red 81% · Green 75% · Blue 67%

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

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

Previews

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

CSS code for #CEBFAB

.text { color: #CEBFAB; }
.background { background-color: #CEBFAB; }
.border { border: 3px solid #CEBFAB; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(206, 191, 171); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(34, 26%, 74%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #CEBFAB; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(206, 191, 171, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #CEBFAB; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(206, 191, 171, 0.8); }

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

Shades of #CEBFAB

#C1AE95#B49D7E#A68B68#947957#7D674A#67543C#50422F#3A2F22#231D15#0D0B08

Tints of #CEBFAB

#D2C4B2#D5C9B8#DBD0C2#DFD5C8#E3DACF#E6DFD5#EAE4DC#F0EBE5#F4F0EC#F7F5F2

Tones of #CEBFAB

#CBBFAE#C9BEB0#C7BEB3#C4BEB5#C1BDB8#BFBDBA

Color harmonies

Complementary — #ABBACE:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Against white text1.80:1 Fails
Against black text11.66:1 AAA

Best text color on #CEBFAB: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #CEBFAB

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 #CEBFAB: ·

How #CEBFAB looks with color blindness

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

Protanopia · #C8C7B0Deuteranopia · #C8CAB1Tritanopia · #CDB4B5

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 · #F8F9FAMaterial Lime 500 · #CDDC39

Palettes with a similar color

These palettes use a close neighbour of #CEBFAB rather than the exact color:

Palette C2ded1
#C2DED1 · #ECE5C7 · #CDC2AE · #354259
Palette C2dedc
#C2DEDC · #ECE5C7 · #CDC2AE · #116A7B
Palette Fdefef
#FDEFEF · #F4DFD0 · #DAD0C2 · #CDBBA7
Palette C4317b
#C4317B · #AC7C7C · #D0BAA8 · #EFE4E4
Palette 88c273
#88C273 · #FFF1DB · #D4BDAC · #536493
Palette Ef5a6f
#EF5A6F · #FFF1DB · #D4BDAC · #536493

Similar colors

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

#CDC2AE#CDBBA7#D0BAA8#D4BDAC#CDC2A5#CBBCB1#D0B8A8#CFC6B1#CCC8AA#D7C0AE#D2C6B2#D2C4B4

Browse neighbouring colors

← #CEBFAA  ·  #CEBFAC →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #CEBFAB?

#CEBFAB is Light Dusty Brown, a brown color (RGB 206, 191, 171). Its closest standard named color is Silver.

What is the RGB and HSL of #CEBFAB?

#CEBFAB is RGB 206, 191, 171 — HSL 34°, 26%, 74% — CMYK 0%, 7%, 17%, 19%.

What colors go with #CEBFAB?

Its complement is #ABBACE; analogous partners are #CEAEAB and #CCCEAB. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #CEBFAB for text?

Black text on #CEBFAB has a contrast ratio of 11.66:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.80:1.