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#CFBBBE — Light Dusty Red

#CFBBBE 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 #CFBBBE 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.

#CFBBBE 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 #BACECB; it also sits naturally between #CEBAC7 and #CEC1BA. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.

#CFBBBE · RGB 207, 187, 190

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Color values

HEX#CFBBBE
RGB207, 187, 190
HSL351°, 17%, 77%
HSV351°, 10%, 81%
CMYK0%, 10%, 8%, 19%
XYZ52.80, 52.52, 56.07
Yxy52.52, 0.3271, 0.3254
CIE-Lab77.59, 7.60, 1.06
Hunter Lab72.47, 7.19, 0.95

RGB & CMYK percentages

Red 81% · Green 73% · Blue 75%

Cyan 0% · Magenta 10% · Yellow 8% · Key 19%

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

Previews

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

CSS code for #CFBBBE

.text { color: #CFBBBE; }
.background { background-color: #CFBBBE; }
.border { border: 3px solid #CFBBBE; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(207, 187, 190); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(351, 17%, 77%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #CFBBBE; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(207, 187, 190, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #CFBBBE; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(207, 187, 190, 0.8); }

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

Shades of #CFBBBE

#C0A5A9#AF8E93#A0797F#8F666C#7A575C#62464A#4E373A#39282B#211719#0C0809

Tints of #CFBBBE

#D3C0C3#D7C6C9#DBCCCE#DFD2D4#E3D8DA#E6DBDD#EAE1E2#EEE7E8#F2EDEE#F7F3F4

Tones of #CFBBBE

#CDBCBE#CBBDBF#CABEC0#C8C0C1#C7C1C2#C6C3C4

Color harmonies

Complementary — #BACECB:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Against white text1.83:1 Fails
Against black text11.50:1 AAA

Best text color on #CFBBBE: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #CFBBBE

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 #CFBBBE: ·

How #CFBBBE looks with color blindness

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

Protanopia · #C6C6BDDeuteranopia · #C8C9BDTritanopia · #CEBDBD

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 #CFBBBE rather than the exact color:

Palette 316b83
#316B83 · #6D8299 · #8CA1A5 · #D5BFBF
Palette Cc9b6d
#CC9B6D · #F1CA89 · #F2DAC3 · #C8C2BC
Palette 1b3c53
#1B3C53 · #234C6A · #456882 · #D2C1B6
Palette 1b3c53
#1B3C53 · #456882 · #D2C1B6 · #F9F3EF
Palette 363062
#363062 · #4D4C7D · #827397 · #D8B9C3
Palette 722f99
#722F99 · #C5C1C1 · #FEE7C8 · #FF9292

Similar colors

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

#D5BFBF#C8C2BC#D2C1B6#D8B9C3#C5C1C1#D5B4B4#CBBCB1#D2C4B4#D6C0B3#DBB9B7#D0C9C0#CFADC1

Browse neighbouring colors

← #CFBBBD  ·  #CFBBBF →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #CFBBBE?

#CFBBBE is Light Dusty Red, a red color (RGB 207, 187, 190). Its closest standard named color is Silver.

What is the RGB and HSL of #CFBBBE?

#CFBBBE is RGB 207, 187, 190 — HSL 351°, 17%, 77% — CMYK 0%, 10%, 8%, 19%.

What colors go with #CFBBBE?

Its complement is #BACECB; analogous partners are #CEBAC7 and #CEC1BA. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #CFBBBE for text?

Black text on #CFBBBE has a contrast ratio of 11.50:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.83:1.