Palettes / Colors / #CFB4AA

#CFB4AA — Light Dusty Brown

#CFB4AA is a brown color we call Light Dusty Brown, closest to the named color Silver (#C0C0C0). It belongs to the brown family.

#CFB4AA 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 #AAC5CF; it also sits naturally between #CFAAB3 and #CFC7AA. 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 71% · Blue 67%

Cyan 0% · Magenta 13% · Yellow 18% · Key 19%

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

Previews

CSS code for #CFB4AA

.text { color: #CFB4AA; }
.background { background-color: #CFB4AA; }
.border { border: 3px solid #CFB4AA; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(207, 180, 170); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(16, 28%, 74%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #CFB4AA; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(207, 180, 170, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #CFB4AA; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(207, 180, 170, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#CFB4AA">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#CFB4AA">Div content here</div>

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #AAC5CF:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #CFB4AA: #000000.

How #CFB4AA 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 #CFB4AA 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

← #CFB4A9  ·  #CFB4AB →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #CFB4AA?

#CFB4AA is Light Dusty Brown, a brown color (RGB 207, 180, 170). Its closest standard named color is Silver.

What is the RGB and HSL of #CFB4AA?

#CFB4AA is RGB 207, 180, 170 — HSL 16°, 28%, 74% — CMYK 0%, 13%, 18%, 19%.

What colors go with #CFB4AA?

Its complement is #AAC5CF; analogous partners are #CFAAB3 and #CFC7AA. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #CFB4AA for text?

Black text on #CFB4AA has a contrast ratio of 10.76:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.95:1.