Palettes / Colors / #CFAFAB
#CFAFAB — Light Dusty Red
#CFAFAB 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 #CFAFAB 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.
#CFAFAB 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 #ABCACF; it also sits naturally between #CFABB9 and #CFC1AB. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.
Color values
| HEX | #CFAFAB |
|---|---|
| RGB | 207, 175, 171 |
| HSL | 7°, 27%, 74% |
| HSV | 7°, 17%, 81% |
| CMYK | 0%, 15%, 17%, 19% |
| XYZ | 48.41, 46.87, 45.02 |
| Yxy | 46.87, 0.3451, 0.3340 |
| CIE-Lab | 74.10, 10.93, 6.35 |
| Hunter Lab | 68.46, 10.25, 5.40 |
RGB & CMYK percentages
Red 81% · Green 69% · Blue 67%
Cyan 0% · Magenta 15% · Yellow 17% · Key 19%
CMYK values are unprofiled approximations for screen reference — not a print-proofing guarantee.
Previews
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CSS code for #CFAFAB
.text { color: #CFAFAB; }
.background { background-color: #CFAFAB; }
.border { border: 3px solid #CFAFAB; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(207, 175, 171); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(7, 27%, 74%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #CFAFAB; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(207, 175, 171, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #CFAFAB; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(207, 175, 171, 0.8); }
HTML: <p style="color:#CFAFAB">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#CFAFAB">Div content here</div>
Shades of #CFAFAB
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Color harmonies
Complementary — #ABCACF:
Analogous:
Triadic:
Contrast & accessibility
| Against white text | 2.02:1 Fails |
|---|---|
| Against black text | 10.37:1 AAA |
Best text color on #CFAFAB: #000000.
Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #CFAFAB
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:
Smaller body text shows the effect best.
Blended color: · Contrast against #CFAFAB: ·
How #CFAFAB 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 #CFAFAB rather than the exact color:
Similar colors
The closest colors that actually appear in our palette collection — click any to open its page:
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Frequently asked questions
What color is #CFAFAB?
#CFAFAB is Light Dusty Red, a red color (RGB 207, 175, 171). Its closest standard named color is Silver.
What is the RGB and HSL of #CFAFAB?
#CFAFAB is RGB 207, 175, 171 — HSL 7°, 27%, 74% — CMYK 0%, 15%, 17%, 19%.
What colors go with #CFAFAB?
Its complement is #ABCACF; analogous partners are #CFABB9 and #CFC1AB. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.
Can I use #CFAFAB for text?
Black text on #CFAFAB has a contrast ratio of 10.37:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 2.02:1.