Palettes / Colors / #CCC8AA

#CCC8AA — Light Dusty Yellow

#CCC8AA is a yellow color we call Light Dusty Yellow, closest to the named color Silver (#C0C0C0). It belongs to the yellow family.

#CCC8AA 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 #A9ADCB; it also sits naturally between #CBB6A9 and #BECBA9. 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 80% · Green 78% · Blue 67%

Cyan 0% · Magenta 2% · Yellow 17% · Key 20%

Previews

CSS code for #CCC8AA

.text { color: #CCC8AA; }
.background { background-color: #CCC8AA; }
.border { border: 3px solid #CCC8AA; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(204, 200, 170); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(53, 25%, 73%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #CCC8AA; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(204, 200, 170, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #CCC8AA; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(204, 200, 170, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#CCC8AA">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#CCC8AA">Div content here</div>

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #A9ADCB:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #CCC8AA: #000000.

How #CCC8AA 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 #CCC8AA

Similar colors

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

Browse neighbouring colors

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Frequently asked questions

What color is #CCC8AA?

#CCC8AA is Light Dusty Yellow, a yellow color (RGB 204, 200, 170). Its closest standard named color is Silver.

What is the RGB and HSL of #CCC8AA?

#CCC8AA is RGB 204, 200, 170 — HSL 53°, 25%, 73% — CMYK 0%, 2%, 17%, 20%.

What colors go with #CCC8AA?

Its complement is #A9ADCB; analogous partners are #CBB6A9 and #BECBA9. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #CCC8AA for text?

Black text on #CCC8AA has a contrast ratio of 12.41:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.69:1.