Palettes / Colors / #CCCAAA
#CCCAAA — Light Dusty Yellow
#CCCAAA 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 #CCCAAA 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.
#CCCAAA 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 #A9ABCB; it also sits naturally between #CBB8A9 and #BCCBA9. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.
Color values
| HEX | #CCCAAA |
|---|---|
| RGB | 204, 202, 170 |
| HSL | 56°, 25%, 73% |
| HSV | 56°, 17%, 80% |
| CMYK | 0%, 1%, 17%, 20% |
| XYZ | 53.28, 57.98, 46.41 |
| Yxy | 57.98, 0.3379, 0.3677 |
| CIE-Lab | 80.73, -4.67, 16.25 |
| Hunter Lab | 76.15, -4.36, 13.52 |
RGB & CMYK percentages
Red 80% · Green 79% · Blue 67%
Cyan 0% · Magenta 1% · Yellow 17% · Key 20%
CMYK values are unprofiled approximations for screen reference — not a print-proofing guarantee.
Previews
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CSS code for #CCCAAA
.text { color: #CCCAAA; }
.background { background-color: #CCCAAA; }
.border { border: 3px solid #CCCAAA; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(204, 202, 170); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(56, 25%, 73%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #CCCAAA; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(204, 202, 170, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #CCCAAA; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(204, 202, 170, 0.8); }
HTML: <p style="color:#CCCAAA">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#CCCAAA">Div content here</div>
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Color harmonies
Complementary — #A9ABCB:
Analogous:
Triadic:
Contrast & accessibility
| Against white text | 1.67:1 Fails |
|---|---|
| Against black text | 12.60:1 AAA |
Best text color on #CCCAAA: #000000.
Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #CCCAAA
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 #CCCAAA: ·
How #CCCAAA 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 #CCCAAA 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 #CCCAAA?
#CCCAAA is Light Dusty Yellow, a yellow color (RGB 204, 202, 170). Its closest standard named color is Silver.
What is the RGB and HSL of #CCCAAA?
#CCCAAA is RGB 204, 202, 170 — HSL 56°, 25%, 73% — CMYK 0%, 1%, 17%, 20%.
What colors go with #CCCAAA?
Its complement is #A9ABCB; analogous partners are #CBB8A9 and #BCCBA9. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.
Can I use #CCCAAA for text?
Black text on #CCCAAA has a contrast ratio of 12.60:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.67:1.