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#CFB5BA Color

#CFB5BA is rgb(207, 181, 186) in RGB, hsl(348, 21%, 76%) in HSL, and about cmyk(0%, 13%, 10%, 19%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Silver Pink (#C4AEAD), very hard to tell apart at ΔE 4.52. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#CFB5BA
HEX#CFB5BA
RGBrgb(207, 181, 186)
HSLhsl(348, 21%, 76%)
HSVhsv(348, 13%, 81%)
CMYKcmyk(0%, 13%, 10%, 19%)
OKLCHoklch(79.7% 0.031 4.7)
LABlab(76.06% 10.25 1.06)
LCHlch(76.06% 10.30 5.93)

What #CFB5BA Is Called

Most hex codes have no name: there are 16.7 million of them and a few thousand registered names. These are the named colors nearest to #CFB5BA, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Browse the full index of named colors A-Z or every red in the library.

#CFB5BA Channel Values

How #CFB5BA breaks down in each color model. Hue is measured in degrees around the color wheel; saturation, lightness, and the CMYK inks are percentages.

ModelChannelsNotes
RGBR 207 · G 181 · B 1868-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 348° · S 21% · L 76%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 348° · S 13% · V 81%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 0% · M 13% · Y 10% · K 19%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance1.91:1 vs white · 10.97:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #CFB5BA background. AA requires 4.5:1 for normal text and 3:1 for large text; AAA requires 7:1. Contrast is one check, not a full accessibility review.

Fails AAWhite text1.91:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text10.97:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #CFB5BA in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #CFB5BA

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #CFB5BA; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

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Complementary
Analogous
Analogous
Triadic
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Split comp.
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Tints & Shades of #CFB5BA

Lighter tints and darker shades built by moving the lightness channel while holding hue and saturation, which is what you want for hover states, backgrounds, and text variants.

Tints

Shades

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #CFB5BA.

How #CFB5BA Looks with Color Vision Deficiency

Simulated with the Viénot, Brettel & Mollon LMS projection model. Anomalous types are rendered as partial versions of the matching dichromacy, which is an approximation rather than a per-person clinical model.

Typical#CFB5BA
Protanopia#BABABA
Protanomaly#C3B8BA
Deuteranopia#BEBEB9
Deuteranomaly#C5BBBA
Tritanopia#CEB6B6
Tritanomaly#CFB5B7
Achromatopsia#BBBBBB

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #CFB5BA in Code

Copy-ready declarations for the places this color usually ends up.

CSS custom property--color-cfb5ba: #CFB5BA;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #CFB5BA;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-cfb5ba': '#CFB5BA' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.812, green: 0.710, blue: 0.729)
Android XML<color name="color_cfb5ba">#CFB5BA</color>
SVG fillfill="#CFB5BA"

More Red Colors

#CFB5BA sits in the red family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

#CFB5BA Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #CFB5BA?

#CFB5BA is a light red — rgb(207, 181, 186) in RGB and hsl(348, 21%, 76%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Silver Pink (#C4AEAD), which is very hard to tell apart at a CIE76 distance of 4.52.

What is the RGB value of #CFB5BA?

#CFB5BA is rgb(207, 181, 186) — red 207, green 181, and blue 186 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #CFB5BA?

#CFB5BA converts to approximately cmyk(0%, 13%, 10%, 19%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #CFB5BA be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #CFB5BA scores 1.91:1 against white and 10.97:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #CFB5BA as a CSS color keyword?

No. #CFB5BA is not one of the CSS color keywords, so it has to be written as a hex, rgb() or hsl() value. The closest keyword is silver (#C0C0C0) at a CIE76 distance of 10.43, which is visibly different.

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