Palettes / Colors / #CFBABB

#CFBABB — Light Dusty Red

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

#CFBABB 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 #BACFCE; it also sits naturally between #CFBAC5 and #CFC3BA. 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 #CFBABB

.text { color: #CFBABB; }
.background { background-color: #CFBABB; }
.border { border: 3px solid #CFBABB; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(207, 186, 187); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(357, 18%, 77%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #CFBABB; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(207, 186, 187, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #CFBABB; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(207, 186, 187, 0.8); }

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

Shades of #CFBABB

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #BACFCE:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #CFBABB: #000000.

How #CFBABB 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 #CFBABB 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

← #CFBABA  ·  #CFBABC →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #CFBABB?

#CFBABB is Light Dusty Red, a red color (RGB 207, 186, 187). Its closest standard named color is Silver.

What is the RGB and HSL of #CFBABB?

#CFBABB is RGB 207, 186, 187 — HSL 357°, 18%, 77% — CMYK 0%, 10%, 10%, 19%.

What colors go with #CFBABB?

Its complement is #BACFCE; analogous partners are #CFBAC5 and #CFC3BA. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #CFBABB for text?

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