Palettes / Colors / #CFBABA

#CFBABA — Light Dusty Red

#CFBABA is a red color we call Light Dusty Red, closest to the named color Silver (#C0C0C0). It belongs to the red family.

#CFBABA 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 #BACFCF; it also sits naturally between #CFBAC4 and #CFC4BA. 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 73% · Blue 73%

Cyan 0% · Magenta 10% · Yellow 10% · Key 19%

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

Previews

CSS code for #CFBABA

.text { color: #CFBABA; }
.background { background-color: #CFBABA; }
.border { border: 3px solid #CFBABA; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(207, 186, 186); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(0, 18%, 77%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #CFBABA; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(207, 186, 186, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #CFBABA; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(207, 186, 186, 0.8); }

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

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #BACFCF:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #CFBABA: #000000.

How #CFBABA 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 #CFBABA 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

← #CFBAB9  ·  #CFBABB →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #CFBABA?

#CFBABA is Light Dusty Red, a red color (RGB 207, 186, 186). Its closest standard named color is Silver.

What is the RGB and HSL of #CFBABA?

#CFBABA is RGB 207, 186, 186 — HSL 0°, 18%, 77% — CMYK 0%, 10%, 10%, 19%.

What colors go with #CFBABA?

Its complement is #BACFCF; analogous partners are #CFBAC4 and #CFC4BA. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #CFBABA for text?

Black text on #CFBABA has a contrast ratio of 11.39:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.84:1.