Palettes / Colors / #CFAFB2

#CFAFB2 — Light Dusty Red

#CFAFB2 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 #CFAFB2 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.

#CFAFB2 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 #AFCFCC; it also sits naturally between #CFAFC2 and #CFBCAF. 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 69% · Blue 70%

Cyan 0% · Magenta 15% · Yellow 14% · Key 19%

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

Previews

CSS code for #CFAFB2

.text { color: #CFAFB2; }
.background { background-color: #CFAFB2; }
.border { border: 3px solid #CFAFB2; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(207, 175, 178); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(354, 25%, 75%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #CFAFB2; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(207, 175, 178, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #CFAFB2; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(207, 175, 178, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#CFAFB2">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#CFAFB2">Div content here</div>

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #AFCFCC:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #CFAFB2: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #CFAFB2

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:

How #CFAFB2 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 #CFAFB2 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

← #CFAFB1  ·  #CFAFB3 →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #CFAFB2?

#CFAFB2 is Light Dusty Red, a red color (RGB 207, 175, 178). Its closest standard named color is Silver.

What is the RGB and HSL of #CFAFB2?

#CFAFB2 is RGB 207, 175, 178 — HSL 354°, 25%, 75% — CMYK 0%, 15%, 14%, 19%.

What colors go with #CFAFB2?

Its complement is #AFCFCC; analogous partners are #CFAFC2 and #CFBCAF. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #CFAFB2 for text?

Black text on #CFAFB2 has a contrast ratio of 10.43:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 2.01:1.