Maroon Colors  ·  Color Library

Palettes / Colors / #CFBCBC

#CFBCBC — Light Dusty Red

#CFBCBC 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 #CFBCBC 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.

#CFBCBC 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 #BACECE; it also sits naturally between #CEBAC4 and #CEC4BA. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.

#CFBCBC · RGB 207, 188, 188

Download PNG swatch SVG

Color values

HEX#CFBCBC
RGB207, 188, 188
HSL0°, 17%, 77%
HSV0°, 9%, 81%
CMYK0%, 9%, 9%, 19%
XYZ52.79, 52.86, 55.00
Yxy52.86, 0.3286, 0.3290
CIE-Lab77.79, 6.72, 2.43
Hunter Lab72.71, 6.36, 2.17

RGB & CMYK percentages

Red 81% · Green 74% · Blue 74%

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

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

Previews

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

CSS code for #CFBCBC

.text { color: #CFBCBC; }
.background { background-color: #CFBCBC; }
.border { border: 3px solid #CFBCBC; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(207, 188, 188); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(0, 17%, 77%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #CFBCBC; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(207, 188, 188, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #CFBCBC; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(207, 188, 188, 0.8); }

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

Shades of #CFBCBC

#C0A5A5#AF8E8E#A07979#8F6666#7A5757#624646#4E3737#392828#211717#0C0808

Tints of #CFBCBC

#D3C0C0#D7C6C6#DBCCCC#DFD2D2#E3D8D8#E6DBDB#EAE1E1#EEE7E7#F2EDED#F7F3F3

Tones of #CFBCBC

#CDBCBC#CBBDBD#CABEBE#C8C0C0#C7C1C1#C6C3C3

Color harmonies

Complementary — #BACECE:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Against white text1.81:1 Fails
Against black text11.57:1 AAA

Best text color on #CFBCBC: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #CFBCBC

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 #CFBCBC: ·

How #CFBCBC looks with color blindness

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

Protanopia · #C7C7BCDeuteranopia · #C8C9BCTritanopia · #CEBCBC

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 #CFBCBC rather than the exact color:

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

Similar colors

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

#D5BFBF#D2C1B6#C8C2BC#D2C4B4#CBBCB1#D8B9C3#D6C0B3#C5C1C1#D5B4B4#DBB9B7#D8C4B6#D0C9C0

Browse neighbouring colors

← #CFBCBB  ·  #CFBCBD →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #CFBCBC?

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

What is the RGB and HSL of #CFBCBC?

#CFBCBC is RGB 207, 188, 188 — HSL 0°, 17%, 77% — CMYK 0%, 9%, 9%, 19%.

What colors go with #CFBCBC?

Its complement is #BACECE; analogous partners are #CEBAC4 and #CEC4BA. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #CFBCBC for text?

Black text on #CFBCBC has a contrast ratio of 11.57:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.81:1.