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#CFB4BF — Light Dusty Pink

#CFB4BF 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 #CFB4BF 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.

#CFB4BF 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 #B4CFC4; it also sits naturally between #CFB4CD and #CFB7B4. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.

#CFB4BF · RGB 207, 180, 191

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Color values

HEX#CFB4BF
RGB207, 180, 191
HSL336°, 22%, 76%
HSV336°, 13%, 81%
CMYK0%, 13%, 8%, 19%
XYZ51.46, 49.67, 56.17
Yxy49.67, 0.3271, 0.3158
CIE-Lab75.87, 11.54, -2.01
Hunter Lab70.48, 10.93, -1.82

RGB & CMYK percentages

Red 81% · Green 71% · Blue 75%

Cyan 0% · Magenta 13% · Yellow 8% · Key 19%

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

Previews

Sample text in #CFB4BF on black
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit.
Sample text in #CFB4BF on white
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit.

CSS code for #CFB4BF

.text { color: #CFB4BF; }
.background { background-color: #CFB4BF; }
.border { border: 3px solid #CFB4BF; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(207, 180, 191); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(336, 22%, 76%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #CFB4BF; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(207, 180, 191, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #CFB4BF; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(207, 180, 191, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#CFB4BF">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#CFB4BF">Div content here</div>

Shades of #CFB4BF

#C19FAC#B3899A#A47085#925D73#7C5062#674250#51343F#38242C#22161B#0C080A

Tints of #CFB4BF

#D3BBC4#D7C1CA#DBC7CF#DFCDD4#E3D3DA#E7DADF#EBE0E4#EFE6EA#F3ECEF#F7F3F4

Tones of #CFB4BF

#CDB6BF#CCB8C0#CABAC0#C7BCC1#C5BEC1#C4C0C1

Color harmonies

Complementary — #B4CFC4:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Against white text1.92:1 Fails
Against black text10.93:1 AAA

Best text color on #CFB4BF: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #CFB4BF

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 #CFB4BF: ·

How #CFB4BF looks with color blindness

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

Protanopia · #C3C3BCDeuteranopia · #C5C7BCTritanopia · #CEBABA

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 #CFB4BF rather than the exact color:

Palette F4f754
#F4F754 · #E9D484 · #CFADC1 · #4E61D3
Palette 363062
#363062 · #4D4C7D · #827397 · #D8B9C3
Palette 867070
#867070 · #D5B4B4 · #E4D0D0 · #F5EBEB
Palette 316b83
#316B83 · #6D8299 · #8CA1A5 · #D5BFBF
Golden Ruby Lagoon
#DBAEBD · #A73A5F · #722C44 · #3D1A26
Lucky Ruby Voyage
#8F323A · #6AC860 · #4954C0 · #DBB9B7

Similar colors

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

#CFADC1#D8B9C3#D5B4B4#D5BFBF#DBAEBD#DBB9B7#C5AAB9#DBB5B5#DDB6C6#C8C2BC#D2C1B6#C5C1C1

Browse neighbouring colors

← #CFB4BE  ·  #CFB4C0 →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #CFB4BF?

#CFB4BF is Light Dusty Pink, a pink color (RGB 207, 180, 191). Its closest standard named color is Silver.

What is the RGB and HSL of #CFB4BF?

#CFB4BF is RGB 207, 180, 191 — HSL 336°, 22%, 76% — CMYK 0%, 13%, 8%, 19%.

What colors go with #CFB4BF?

Its complement is #B4CFC4; analogous partners are #CFB4CD and #CFB7B4. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #CFB4BF for text?

Black text on #CFB4BF has a contrast ratio of 10.93:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.92:1.