Palettes / Colors / #C8CAAE

#C8CAAE — Light Dusty Yellow

#C8CAAE 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 #C8CAAE 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.

#C8CAAE is a warm yellow color associated with optimism, attention and cheer. 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 #B1AFCB; it also sits naturally between #CBBFAF and #BBCBAF. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.

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Color values

RGB & CMYK percentages

Red 78% · Green 79% · Blue 68%

Cyan 1% · Magenta 0% · Yellow 14% · Key 21%

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

Previews

CSS code for #C8CAAE

.text { color: #C8CAAE; }
.background { background-color: #C8CAAE; }
.border { border: 3px solid #C8CAAE; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(200, 202, 174); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(64, 21%, 74%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #C8CAAE; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(200, 202, 174, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #C8CAAE; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(200, 202, 174, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#C8CAAE">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#C8CAAE">Div content here</div>

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #B1AFCB:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #C8CAAE: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #C8CAAE

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:

How #C8CAAE 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 #C8CAAE rather than the exact color:

Similar colors

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

Browse neighbouring colors

← #C8CAAD  ·  #C8CAAF →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #C8CAAE?

#C8CAAE is Light Dusty Yellow, a yellow color (RGB 200, 202, 174). Its closest standard named color is Silver.

What is the RGB and HSL of #C8CAAE?

#C8CAAE is RGB 200, 202, 174 — HSL 64°, 21%, 74% — CMYK 1%, 0%, 14%, 21%.

What colors go with #C8CAAE?

Its complement is #B1AFCB; analogous partners are #CBBFAF and #BBCBAF. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #C8CAAE for text?

Black text on #C8CAAE has a contrast ratio of 12.52:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.68:1.