Palettes / Colors / #CFCBBE
#CFCBBE — Light Dusty Yellow
#CFCBBE is a yellow color we call Light Dusty Yellow, closest to the named color Silver (#C0C0C0). It belongs to the yellow family.
Color name
Closest CSS keyword: silver (#C0C0C0) — not an exact match. CSS silver gives you #C0C0C0, a different color; use #CFCBBE 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.
#CFCBBE is a warm yellow color associated with optimism, attention and cheer. It is light enough to work as a background or base color, with darker text on top.
Its strongest partner is its complement #BEC2CF; it also sits naturally between #CFC3BE and #CBCFBE. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.
Color values
| HEX | #CFCBBE |
|---|---|
| RGB | 207, 203, 190 |
| HSL | 46°, 15%, 78% |
| HSV | 46°, 8%, 81% |
| CMYK | 0%, 2%, 8%, 19% |
| XYZ | 56.38, 59.69, 57.27 |
| Yxy | 59.69, 0.3253, 0.3444 |
| CIE-Lab | 81.67, -0.88, 6.96 |
| Hunter Lab | 77.26, -0.84, 6.16 |
RGB & CMYK percentages
Red 81% · Green 80% · Blue 75%
Cyan 0% · Magenta 2% · Yellow 8% · Key 19%
CMYK values are unprofiled approximations for screen reference — not a print-proofing guarantee.
Previews
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CSS code for #CFCBBE
.text { color: #CFCBBE; }
.background { background-color: #CFCBBE; }
.border { border: 3px solid #CFCBBE; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(207, 203, 190); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(46, 15%, 78%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #CFCBBE; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(207, 203, 190, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #CFCBBE; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(207, 203, 190, 0.8); }
HTML: <p style="color:#CFCBBE">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#CFCBBE">Div content here</div>
Shades of #CFCBBE
Tints of #CFCBBE
Tones of #CFCBBE
Color harmonies
Complementary — #BEC2CF:
Analogous:
Triadic:
Contrast & accessibility
| Against white text | 1.62:1 Fails |
|---|---|
| Against black text | 12.94:1 AAA |
Best text color on #CFCBBE: #000000.
Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #CFCBBE
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 #CFCBBE: ·
How #CFCBBE 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 #CFCBBE 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 #CFCBBE?
#CFCBBE is Light Dusty Yellow, a yellow color (RGB 207, 203, 190). Its closest standard named color is Silver.
What is the RGB and HSL of #CFCBBE?
#CFCBBE is RGB 207, 203, 190 — HSL 46°, 15%, 78% — CMYK 0%, 2%, 8%, 19%.
What colors go with #CFCBBE?
Its complement is #BEC2CF; analogous partners are #CFC3BE and #CBCFBE. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.
Can I use #CFCBBE for text?
Black text on #CFCBBE has a contrast ratio of 12.94:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.62:1.