Palettes / Colors / #CFBBB5

#CFBBB5 — Light Dusty Brown

#CFBBB5 is a brown color we call Light Dusty Brown, closest to the named color Silver (#C0C0C0). It belongs to the brown family.

#CFBBB5 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 #B5C9CF; it also sits naturally between #CFB5BC and #CFC8B5. 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 71%

Cyan 0% · Magenta 10% · Yellow 13% · Key 19%

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

Previews

CSS code for #CFBBB5

.text { color: #CFBBB5; }
.background { background-color: #CFBBB5; }
.border { border: 3px solid #CFBBB5; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(207, 187, 181); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(14, 21%, 76%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #CFBBB5; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(207, 187, 181, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #CFBBB5; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(207, 187, 181, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#CFBBB5">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#CFBBB5">Div content here</div>

Shades of #CFBBB5

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #B5C9CF:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #CFBBB5: #000000.

How #CFBBB5 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 #CFBBB5 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

← #CFBBB4  ·  #CFBBB6 →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #CFBBB5?

#CFBBB5 is Light Dusty Brown, a brown color (RGB 207, 187, 181). Its closest standard named color is Silver.

What is the RGB and HSL of #CFBBB5?

#CFBBB5 is RGB 207, 187, 181 — HSL 14°, 21%, 76% — CMYK 0%, 10%, 13%, 19%.

What colors go with #CFBBB5?

Its complement is #B5C9CF; analogous partners are #CFB5BC and #CFC8B5. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #CFBBB5 for text?

Black text on #CFBBB5 has a contrast ratio of 11.43:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.84:1.