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#CFBCAC — Light Dusty Brown

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

Color name

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

#CFBCAC 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 #ABBECF; it also sits naturally between #CFABAD and #CFCDAB. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.

#CFBCAC · RGB 207, 188, 172

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Color values

HEX#CFBCAC
RGB207, 188, 172
HSL27°, 27%, 74%
HSV27°, 17%, 81%
CMYK0%, 9%, 17%, 19%
XYZ51.16, 52.21, 46.41
Yxy52.21, 0.3416, 0.3486
CIE-Lab77.41, 4.12, 10.53
Hunter Lab72.26, 3.86, 8.89

RGB & CMYK percentages

Red 81% · Green 74% · Blue 67%

Cyan 0% · Magenta 9% · Yellow 17% · Key 19%

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

Previews

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

CSS code for #CFBCAC

.text { color: #CFBCAC; }
.background { background-color: #CFBCAC; }
.border { border: 3px solid #CFBCAC; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(207, 188, 172); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(27, 27%, 74%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #CFBCAC; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(207, 188, 172, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #CFBCAC; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(207, 188, 172, 0.8); }

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

Shades of #CFBCAC

#C2A994#B5967D#A88467#957256#7E6149#684F3C#513E2F#3A2D22#241B14#0D0A07

Tints of #CFBCAC

#D2C0B1#D6C5B8#DCCDC1#DFD2C8#E3D8CE#E7DDD5#EBE2DB#F0EAE5#F4EFEC#F8F5F2

Tones of #CFBCAC

#CCBBAD#C9BBB0#C7BCB3#C5BCB5#C2BCB7#BFBCBA

Color harmonies

Complementary — #ABBECF:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Against white text1.84:1 Fails
Against black text11.44:1 AAA

Best text color on #CFBCAC: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #CFBCAC

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 #CFBCAC: ·

How #CFBCAC looks with color blindness

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

Protanopia · #C7C7B0Deuteranopia · #C8C9B1Tritanopia · #CEB3B4

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 · #F8F9FAMaterial Lime 500 · #CDDC39

Palettes with a similar color

These palettes use a close neighbour of #CFBCAC rather than the exact color:

Palette C4317b
#C4317B · #AC7C7C · #D0BAA8 · #EFE4E4
Palette 88c273
#88C273 · #FFF1DB · #D4BDAC · #536493
Palette Ef5a6f
#EF5A6F · #FFF1DB · #D4BDAC · #536493
Palette Fdefef
#FDEFEF · #F4DFD0 · #DAD0C2 · #CDBBA7
Palette F8ede3
#F8EDE3 · #DFD3C3 · #D0B8A8 · #7D6E83
Palette F8ede3
#F8EDE3 · #DFD3C3 · #D0B8A8 · #85586F

Similar colors

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

#D0BAA8#D4BDAC#CDBBA7#D0B8A8#CBBCB1#CDC2AE#D7C0AE#CDC2A5#D6C0B3#C8B6A6#CFC6B1#D2C1B6

Browse neighbouring colors

← #CFBCAB  ·  #CFBCAD →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #CFBCAC?

#CFBCAC is Light Dusty Brown, a brown color (RGB 207, 188, 172). Its closest standard named color is Silver.

What is the RGB and HSL of #CFBCAC?

#CFBCAC is RGB 207, 188, 172 — HSL 27°, 27%, 74% — CMYK 0%, 9%, 17%, 19%.

What colors go with #CFBCAC?

Its complement is #ABBECF; analogous partners are #CFABAD and #CFCDAB. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #CFBCAC for text?

Black text on #CFBCAC has a contrast ratio of 11.44:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.84:1.