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#CFBCBB — Light Dusty Red

#CFBCBB 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 #CFBCBB 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.

#CFBCBB 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 #BACDCE; it also sits naturally between #CEBAC3 and #CEC5BA. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.

#CFBCBB · RGB 207, 188, 187

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Color values

HEX#CFBCBB
RGB207, 188, 187
HSL3°, 17%, 77%
HSV3°, 10%, 81%
CMYK0%, 9%, 10%, 19%
XYZ52.68, 52.82, 54.43
Yxy52.82, 0.3294, 0.3303
CIE-Lab77.77, 6.55, 2.94
Hunter Lab72.68, 6.19, 2.61

RGB & CMYK percentages

Red 81% · Green 74% · Blue 73%

Cyan 0% · Magenta 9% · Yellow 10% · Key 19%

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

Previews

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

CSS code for #CFBCBB

.text { color: #CFBCBB; }
.background { background-color: #CFBCBB; }
.border { border: 3px solid #CFBCBB; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(207, 188, 187); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(3, 17%, 77%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #CFBCBB; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(207, 188, 187, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #CFBCBB; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(207, 188, 187, 0.8); }

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

Shades of #CFBCBB

#C0A7A5#AF8F8E#A07B79#8F6866#7A5957#624746#4E3837#392928#211817#0C0908

Tints of #CFBCBB

#D3C1C0#D7C7C6#DBCDCC#DFD3D2#E3D9D8#E6DCDB#EAE2E1#EEE7E7#F2EDED#F7F3F3

Tones of #CFBCBB

#CDBCBC#CBBEBD#CABFBE#C8C1C0#C7C2C1#C6C3C3

Color harmonies

Complementary — #BACDCE:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Against white text1.82:1 Fails
Against black text11.56:1 AAA

Best text color on #CFBCBB: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #CFBCBB

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 #CFBCBB: ·

How #CFBCBB looks with color blindness

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

Protanopia · #C7C7BBDeuteranopia · #C8C9BBTritanopia · #CEBBBB

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 #CFBCBB rather than the exact color:

Palette 1b3c53
#1B3C53 · #234C6A · #456882 · #D2C1B6
Palette 1b3c53
#1B3C53 · #456882 · #D2C1B6 · #F9F3EF
Palette 316b83
#316B83 · #6D8299 · #8CA1A5 · #D5BFBF
Palette Cc9b6d
#CC9B6D · #F1CA89 · #F2DAC3 · #C8C2BC
Palette 556052
#556052 · #AF6B58 · #CBBCB1 · #F2EFEA
Palette 81a6c6
#81A6C6 · #AACDDC · #F3E3D0 · #D2C4B4

Similar colors

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

#D2C1B6#D5BFBF#C8C2BC#CBBCB1#D2C4B4#D6C0B3#D5B4B4#D8B9C3#C5C1C1#DBB9B7#D8C4B6#D2C6B2

Browse neighbouring colors

← #CFBCBA  ·  #CFBCBC →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #CFBCBB?

#CFBCBB is Light Dusty Red, a red color (RGB 207, 188, 187). Its closest standard named color is Silver.

What is the RGB and HSL of #CFBCBB?

#CFBCBB is RGB 207, 188, 187 — HSL 3°, 17%, 77% — CMYK 0%, 9%, 10%, 19%.

What colors go with #CFBCBB?

Its complement is #BACDCE; analogous partners are #CEBAC3 and #CEC5BA. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #CFBCBB for text?

Black text on #CFBCBB has a contrast ratio of 11.56:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.82:1.