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#CFABBC — Light Dusty Pink

#CFABBC 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 #CFABBC 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.

#CFABBC 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 #ABCFBE; it also sits naturally between #CFABCD and #CFACAB. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.

#CFABBC · RGB 207, 171, 188

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Color values

HEX#CFABBC
RGB207, 171, 188
HSL332°, 27%, 74%
HSV332°, 17%, 81%
CMYK0%, 17%, 9%, 19%
XYZ49.37, 46.02, 53.86
Yxy46.02, 0.3308, 0.3084
CIE-Lab73.56, 15.90, -3.76
Hunter Lab67.84, 15.05, -3.40

RGB & CMYK percentages

Red 81% · Green 67% · Blue 74%

Cyan 0% · Magenta 17% · Yellow 9% · Key 19%

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

Previews

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

CSS code for #CFABBC

.text { color: #CFABBC; }
.background { background-color: #CFABBC; }
.border { border: 3px solid #CFABBC; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(207, 171, 188); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(332, 27%, 74%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #CFABBC; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(207, 171, 188, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #CFABBC; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(207, 171, 188, 0.8); }

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

Shades of #CFABBC

#C294A9#B57D97#A86785#955673#7E4962#683C50#512F3F#3A222D#24141C#0D070A

Tints of #CFABBC

#D2B1C1#D6B8C6#DCC1CE#DFC8D3#E3CED8#E7D5DD#EBDBE2#F0E5EA#F4ECEF#F8F2F5

Tones of #CFABBC

#CCADBC#C9B0BC#C7B3BC#C5B5BC#C2B7BC#BFBABD

Color harmonies

Complementary — #ABCFBE:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Against white text2.06:1 Fails
Against black text10.20:1 AAA

Best text color on #CFABBC: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #CFABBC

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 #CFABBC: ·

How #CFABBC looks with color blindness

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

Protanopia · #BFBFB8Deuteranopia · #C2C4B7Tritanopia · #CDB5B4

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 pink 500 · #EC4899

Palettes with a similar color

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

Palette F4f754
#F4F754 · #E9D484 · #CFADC1 · #4E61D3
Cosmic Ruby Mirage
#C6A6BA · #A87B50 · #94AB85 · #7BB5A3
Royal Cinder
#7280BB · #624A71 · #C5AAB9 · #876358
Radiant Cinder
#50797C · #6C64B1 · #C9A3C3 · #A15C4B
Golden Ruby Lagoon
#DBAEBD · #A73A5F · #722C44 · #3D1A26
Rustic Ruby Opal
#EFD7DE · #D9A6B5 · #AC4E69 · #7D3147

Similar colors

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

#CFADC1#C6A6BA#C5AAB9#C9A3C3#DBAEBD#D9A6B5#D5B4B4#DBA5C2#DEA5B8#CB9BB9#DBB5B5#C1A1BE

Browse neighbouring colors

← #CFABBB  ·  #CFABBD →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #CFABBC?

#CFABBC is Light Dusty Pink, a pink color (RGB 207, 171, 188). Its closest standard named color is Silver.

What is the RGB and HSL of #CFABBC?

#CFABBC is RGB 207, 171, 188 — HSL 332°, 27%, 74% — CMYK 0%, 17%, 9%, 19%.

What colors go with #CFABBC?

Its complement is #ABCFBE; analogous partners are #CFABCD and #CFACAB. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #CFABBC for text?

Black text on #CFABBC has a contrast ratio of 10.20:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 2.06:1.