Palettes / Colors / #CEC3BD

#CEC3BD — Light Dusty Brown

#CEC3BD is a brown color we call Light Dusty Brown, closest to the named color Silver (#C0C0C0). It belongs to the brown family.

#CEC3BD 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 #BCC7CD; it also sits naturally between #CDBCBE and #CDCBBC. 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 76% · Blue 74%

Cyan 0% · Magenta 5% · Yellow 8% · Key 19%

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

Previews

CSS code for #CEC3BD

.text { color: #CEC3BD; }
.background { background-color: #CEC3BD; }
.border { border: 3px solid #CEC3BD; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(206, 195, 189); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(21, 15%, 77%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #CEC3BD; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(206, 195, 189, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #CEC3BD; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(206, 195, 189, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#CEC3BD">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#CEC3BD">Div content here</div>

Shades of #CEC3BD

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Tones of #CEC3BD

Color harmonies

Complementary — #BCC7CD:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #CEC3BD: #000000.

How #CEC3BD 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 #CEC3BD 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

← #CEC3BC  ·  #CEC3BE →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #CEC3BD?

#CEC3BD is Light Dusty Brown, a brown color (RGB 206, 195, 189). Its closest standard named color is Silver.

What is the RGB and HSL of #CEC3BD?

#CEC3BD is RGB 206, 195, 189 — HSL 21°, 15%, 77% — CMYK 0%, 5%, 8%, 19%.

What colors go with #CEC3BD?

Its complement is #BCC7CD; analogous partners are #CDBCBE and #CDCBBC. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #CEC3BD for text?

Black text on #CEC3BD has a contrast ratio of 12.17:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.73:1.