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#CFBCAF — Light Dusty Brown

#CFBCAF 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 #CFBCAF 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.

#CFBCAF 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 #AFC2CF; it also sits naturally between #CFAFB3 and #CFCCAF. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.

#CFBCAF · RGB 207, 188, 175

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Color values

HEX#CFBCAF
RGB207, 188, 175
HSL24°, 25%, 75%
HSV24°, 15%, 81%
CMYK0%, 9%, 15%, 19%
XYZ51.45, 52.33, 47.95
Yxy52.33, 0.3391, 0.3449
CIE-Lab77.48, 4.59, 9.01
Hunter Lab72.34, 4.31, 7.69

RGB & CMYK percentages

Red 81% · Green 74% · Blue 69%

Cyan 0% · Magenta 9% · Yellow 15% · Key 19%

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

Previews

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

CSS code for #CFBCAF

.text { color: #CFBCAF; }
.background { background-color: #CFBCAF; }
.border { border: 3px solid #CFBCAF; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(207, 188, 175); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(24, 25%, 75%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #CFBCAF; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(207, 188, 175, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #CFBCAF; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(207, 188, 175, 0.8); }

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

Shades of #CFBCAF

#C2A999#B49783#A7846C#96725A#80614D#664E3D#503D30#392C22#231B15#0D0A08

Tints of #CFBCAF

#D3C1B6#D7C7BC#DBCCC2#DED1C9#E4DAD2#E8DFD9#ECE4DF#F0EAE6#F4EFEC#F7F4F2

Tones of #CFBCAF

#CDBDB2#CBBDB4#C8BDB6#C6BEB8#C4BEBB#C2BFBD

Color harmonies

Complementary — #AFC2CF:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Against white text1.83:1 Fails
Against black text11.47:1 AAA

Best text color on #CFBCAF: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #CFBCAF

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 #CFBCAF: ·

How #CFBCAF looks with color blindness

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

Protanopia · #C7C7B2Deuteranopia · #C8C9B3Tritanopia · #CEB5B5

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 pink 500 · #EC4899

Palettes with a similar color

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

Palette 556052
#556052 · #AF6B58 · #CBBCB1 · #F2EFEA
Palette 88c273
#88C273 · #FFF1DB · #D4BDAC · #536493
Palette Ef5a6f
#EF5A6F · #FFF1DB · #D4BDAC · #536493
Palette C2ded1
#C2DED1 · #ECE5C7 · #CDC2AE · #354259
Palette C2dedc
#C2DEDC · #ECE5C7 · #CDC2AE · #116A7B
Palette C4317b
#C4317B · #AC7C7C · #D0BAA8 · #EFE4E4

Similar colors

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

#CBBCB1#D4BDAC#CDC2AE#D0BAA8#D0B8A8#CDBBA7#D7C0AE#D6C0B3#D2C1B6#D2C4B4#CFC6B1#D2C6B2

Browse neighbouring colors

← #CFBCAE  ·  #CFBCB0 →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #CFBCAF?

#CFBCAF is Light Dusty Brown, a brown color (RGB 207, 188, 175). Its closest standard named color is Silver.

What is the RGB and HSL of #CFBCAF?

#CFBCAF is RGB 207, 188, 175 — HSL 24°, 25%, 75% — CMYK 0%, 9%, 15%, 19%.

What colors go with #CFBCAF?

Its complement is #AFC2CF; analogous partners are #CFAFB3 and #CFCCAF. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #CFBCAF for text?

Black text on #CFBCAF has a contrast ratio of 11.47:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.83:1.