Palettes / Colors / #CFBBB8

#CFBBB8 — Light Dusty Red

#CFBBB8 is a red color we call Light Dusty Red, closest to the named color Silver (#C0C0C0). It belongs to the red family.

Color name

Closest CSS keyword: silver (#C0C0C0) — not an exact match. CSS silver gives you #C0C0C0, a different color; use #CFBBB8 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.

#CFBBB8 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 #B9CDCF; it also sits naturally between #CFB9C1 and #CFC7B9. 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 72%

Cyan 0% · Magenta 10% · Yellow 11% · Key 19%

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

Previews

CSS code for #CFBBB8

.text { color: #CFBBB8; }
.background { background-color: #CFBBB8; }
.border { border: 3px solid #CFBBB8; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(207, 187, 184); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(8, 19%, 77%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #CFBBB8; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(207, 187, 184, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #CFBBB8; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(207, 187, 184, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#CFBBB8">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#CFBBB8">Div content here</div>

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #B9CDCF:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #CFBBB8: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #CFBBB8

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:

How #CFBBB8 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 #CFBBB8 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

← #CFBBB7  ·  #CFBBB9 →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #CFBBB8?

#CFBBB8 is Light Dusty Red, a red color (RGB 207, 187, 184). Its closest standard named color is Silver.

What is the RGB and HSL of #CFBBB8?

#CFBBB8 is RGB 207, 187, 184 — HSL 8°, 19%, 77% — CMYK 0%, 10%, 11%, 19%.

What colors go with #CFBBB8?

Its complement is #B9CDCF; analogous partners are #CFB9C1 and #CFC7B9. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #CFBBB8 for text?

Black text on #CFBBB8 has a contrast ratio of 11.45:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.83:1.