#CDBABA

Accessibility

AAA

11.33:1

Vs white / black

1.85:1 · 11.33:1

Sources

Library color

Codes

Formats

HEX

#cdbaba

RGB

rgb(205, 186, 186)

RGBA

rgba(205, 186, 186, 1)

HSL

hsl(0, 16%, 77%)

HSLA

hsla(0, 16%, 77%, 1)

HSV

hsv(0, 9%, 80%)

LAB

lab(77.07% 6.73 2.45)

LCH

lch(77.07% 7.16 20)

OKLAB

oklab(0.8049 0.0207 0.0066)

OKLCH

oklch(0.8049 0.0217 17.68)

XYZ

xyz(51.60, 51.64, 53.69)

CMYK

cmyk(0%, 9%, 9%, 20%)

CSS

color: #cdbaba;

CSS variable

--color-cdbaba: #cdbaba;

SCSS

$color-cdbaba: #cdbaba;

JavaScript

const color = "#cdbaba";

TypeScript

const color: string = "#cdbaba";

React

style={{ backgroundColor: "#cdbaba" }}

JSON

{ "hex": "#cdbaba", "rgb": { "r": 205, "g": 186, "b": 186 }, "oklch": "oklch(0.8049 0.0217 17.68)" }

Export

Developer code

css

:root {
  --#cdbaba-1: #cdbaba;
}

Design systems

Nearest official tokens

An arbitrary HEX is not an official Tailwind, Material, or Bootstrap color. Distance is CIEDE2000.

Nearest Tailwind color

stone-300

Very different · ΔE 9.02 · #D6D3D1

Nearest CSS named color

Silver

Very different · ΔE 8.43 · #C0C0C0

Nearest Material color

brown-200

Very different · ΔE 5.48 · #BCAAA4

Nearest Bootstrap color

light

Very different · ΔE 16.05 · #F8F9FA

OKLCH

Perceptual 50–950 scale

Generated in OKLCH from this hex. Not an official Tailwind scale unless the hex itself is a Tailwind token.

50fff0f0 100f5e3e3 200e1cfcf 300cab9b9 400af9c9c 500938181 6007b6c6c 700645555 8004e4040 900392b2b 950231717

Palette

Tints & shades

Full scale from light tints through the base color into deep shades

fbf9f9 f7f4f4 f3eeee eee8e8 eae2e2 e6dddd e2d7d7 ded1d1 dacbcb d5c6c6 d1c0c0 cdbaba bcabab ab9b9b 9a8c8c 897c7c 786c6c 675d5d 554e4e 443e3e 332f2f 221f1f 111010

Palette

Tints

Mixed toward white — soft backgrounds and highlights

fbf9f9 f7f4f4 f3eeee eee8e8 eae2e2 e6dddd e2d7d7 ded1d1 dacbcb d5c6c6 d1c0c0

Palette

Shades

Mixed toward black — depth, text, and emphasis

bcabab ab9b9b 9a8c8c 897c7c 786c6c 675d5d 554e4e 443e3e 332f2f 221f1f 111010

Palette

Tones

Mixed toward neutral grey — muted UI surfaces

c7b5b5 c0b0b0 baacac b3a7a7 ada2a2 a79d9d a09898 9a9393 938f8f 8d8a8a 868585

Harmony

Complementary

Opposite on the color wheel for contrast

#CDBABAStop 1 #BBCECEStop 2

Harmony

Analogous

Neighbors that sit comfortably together

#CEBBC4Stop 1 #CDBABAStop 2 #CEC4BBStop 3

Harmony

Triadic

Evenly spaced triad for vibrant sets

#CDBABAStop 1 #BBCEBBStop 2 #BBBBCEStop 3

Harmony

Split complementary

Base plus two accents beside the complement

#CDBABAStop 1 #BBCEC4Stop 2 #BBC4CEStop 3

Harmony

Monochromatic

Same hue, varied lightness and saturation

#3B2B2BStop 1 #684B4BStop 2 #946B6BStop 3 #B49797Stop 4 #D4C4C4Stop 5

Using this color

Where #cdbaba works

#CDBABA (#cdbaba) sits in the red family at about 0° hue, 16% saturation, and 77% lightness. Contrast is 1.85:1 on white and 11.33:1 on black, so near-black labels read more clearly on the swatch itself. Nearest Tailwind token: stone-300 (approximation unless the hex is an official scale stop).

Sensible jobs for this swatch

subtle surfaces, chips, and table stripes
text or icons on charcoal / dark mode

Do not use #cdbaba as small body text on white — 1.85:1 misses WCAG AA (4.5:1). Pair it with a darker shade from the scale below, or check pairs in the contrast checker.

Family context: Energy, urgency, passion, and excitement. Often used for CTAs, alerts, and brands that want attention. Common uses still include buttons, charts, and accents in the Red range — always verify the pair for this exact hex in the contrast checker.

Similar & related colors

Nearby colors from the library by perceptual distance

Material Brown 200#BCAAA4 Material Brown 100#D7CCC8 Material Grey 400#BDBDBD Silver#C0C0C0 Tailwind stone 300#D6D3D1 Web Safe #CCCCCC#CCCCCC Tailwind zinc 300#D4D4D8 LightGray#D3D3D3 Tailwind stone 400#A8A29E Tailwind neutral 300#D4D4D4 Thistle#D8BFD8 DarkGray#A9A9A9