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#CFABC2 — Light Dusty Pink

#CFABC2 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 #CFABC2 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.

#CFABC2 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 #ABCFB8; it also sits naturally between #CAABCF and #CFABB0. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.

#CFABC2 · RGB 207, 171, 194

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Color values

HEX#CFABC2
RGB207, 171, 194
HSL322°, 27%, 74%
HSV322°, 17%, 81%
CMYK0%, 17%, 6%, 19%
XYZ50.03, 46.29, 57.34
Yxy46.29, 0.3256, 0.3012
CIE-Lab73.73, 16.94, -6.80
Hunter Lab68.03, 16.10, -6.28

RGB & CMYK percentages

Red 81% · Green 67% · Blue 76%

Cyan 0% · Magenta 17% · Yellow 6% · Key 19%

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

Previews

Sample text in #CFABC2 on black
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit.
Sample text in #CFABC2 on white
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit.

CSS code for #CFABC2

.text { color: #CFABC2; }
.background { background-color: #CFABC2; }
.border { border: 3px solid #CFABC2; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(207, 171, 194); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(322, 27%, 74%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #CFABC2; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(207, 171, 194, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #CFABC2; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(207, 171, 194, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#CFABC2">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#CFABC2">Div content here</div>

Shades of #CFABC2

#C294B1#B57DA0#A86790#95567E#7E496B#683C57#512F44#3A2231#24141E#0D070B

Tints of #CFABC2

#D2B1C6#D6B8CB#DCC1D2#DFC8D7#E3CEDC#E7D5E0#EBDBE5#F0E5EC#F4ECF1#F8F2F6

Tones of #CFABC2

#CCADC1#C9B0C0#C7B3BF#C5B5BF#C2B7BE#BFBABD

Color harmonies

Complementary — #ABCFB8:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Against white text2.05:1 Fails
Against black text10.26:1 AAA

Best text color on #CFABC2: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #CFABC2

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 #CFABC2: ·

How #CFABC2 looks with color blindness

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

Protanopia · #BFBFBCDeuteranopia · #C2C4BBTritanopia · #CDB8B7

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 purple 500 · #A855F7

Palettes with a similar color

These palettes use a close neighbour of #CFABC2 rather than the exact color:

Palette F4f754
#F4F754 · #E9D484 · #CFADC1 · #4E61D3
Radiant Cinder
#50797C · #6C64B1 · #C9A3C3 · #A15C4B
Cosmic Ruby Mirage
#C6A6BA · #A87B50 · #94AB85 · #7BB5A3
Golden Ruby Lagoon
#DBAEBD · #A73A5F · #722C44 · #3D1A26
Misty Ruby Harbor
#2F9655 · #65CF99 · #B63987 · #DBA5C2
Royal Cinder
#7280BB · #624A71 · #C5AAB9 · #876358

Similar colors

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

#CFADC1#C9A3C3#C6A6BA#DBAEBD#DBA5C2#C5AAB9#C5B0CD#D8B9C3#D9A6B5#C1A1BE#D5B4B4#E0B0C0

Browse neighbouring colors

← #CFABC1  ·  #CFABC3 →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #CFABC2?

#CFABC2 is Light Dusty Pink, a pink color (RGB 207, 171, 194). Its closest standard named color is Silver.

What is the RGB and HSL of #CFABC2?

#CFABC2 is RGB 207, 171, 194 — HSL 322°, 27%, 74% — CMYK 0%, 17%, 6%, 19%.

What colors go with #CFABC2?

Its complement is #ABCFB8; analogous partners are #CAABCF and #CFABB0. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #CFABC2 for text?

Black text on #CFABC2 has a contrast ratio of 10.26:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 2.05:1.