Palettes / Colors / #CFBEC5
#CFBEC5 — Light Dusty Pink
#CFBEC5 is a pink color we call Light Dusty Pink, closest to the named color Silver (#C0C0C0). It belongs to the pink family.
Color name
Closest CSS keyword: silver (#C0C0C0) — not an exact match. CSS silver gives you #C0C0C0, a different color; use #CFBEC5 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.
#CFBEC5 is a warm-leaning pink color associated with playfulness, romance and softness. It is light enough to work as a background or base color, with darker text on top.
Its strongest partner is its complement #BECFC8; it also sits naturally between #CFBECE and #CFC0BE. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.
Color values
| HEX | #CFBEC5 |
|---|---|
| RGB | 207, 190, 197 |
| HSL | 335°, 15%, 78% |
| HSV | 335°, 8%, 81% |
| CMYK | 0%, 8%, 5%, 19% |
| XYZ | 54.22, 54.12, 60.41 |
| Yxy | 54.12, 0.3213, 0.3207 |
| CIE-Lab | 78.53, 7.21, -1.35 |
| Hunter Lab | 73.57, 6.85, -1.24 |
RGB & CMYK percentages
Red 81% · Green 75% · Blue 77%
Cyan 0% · Magenta 8% · Yellow 5% · Key 19%
CMYK values are unprofiled approximations for screen reference — not a print-proofing guarantee.
Previews
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CSS code for #CFBEC5
.text { color: #CFBEC5; }
.background { background-color: #CFBEC5; }
.border { border: 3px solid #CFBEC5; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(207, 190, 197); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(335, 15%, 78%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #CFBEC5; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(207, 190, 197, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #CFBEC5; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(207, 190, 197, 0.8); }
HTML: <p style="color:#CFBEC5">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#CFBEC5">Div content here</div>
Shades of #CFBEC5
Tints of #CFBEC5
Tones of #CFBEC5
Color harmonies
Complementary — #BECFC8:
Analogous:
Triadic:
Contrast & accessibility
| Against white text | 1.78:1 Fails |
|---|---|
| Against black text | 11.82:1 AAA |
Best text color on #CFBEC5: #000000.
Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #CFBEC5
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:
Smaller body text shows the effect best.
Blended color: · Contrast against #CFBEC5: ·
How #CFBEC5 looks with color blindness
Simulated with standard Machado color-vision-deficiency matrices — useful when this color carries meaning in charts, maps or interfaces:
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:
Palettes with a similar color
These palettes use a close neighbour of #CFBEC5 rather than the exact color:
Similar colors
The closest colors that actually appear in our palette collection — click any to open its page:
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Frequently asked questions
What color is #CFBEC5?
#CFBEC5 is Light Dusty Pink, a pink color (RGB 207, 190, 197). Its closest standard named color is Silver.
What is the RGB and HSL of #CFBEC5?
#CFBEC5 is RGB 207, 190, 197 — HSL 335°, 15%, 78% — CMYK 0%, 8%, 5%, 19%.
What colors go with #CFBEC5?
Its complement is #BECFC8; analogous partners are #CFBECE and #CFC0BE. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.
Can I use #CFBEC5 for text?
Black text on #CFBEC5 has a contrast ratio of 11.82:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.78:1.