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#CCCBAE — Light Dusty Yellow

#CCCBAE 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 #CCCBAE 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.

#CCCBAE 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 #ADAECC; it also sits naturally between #CCBCAD and #BECCAD. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.

#CCCBAE · RGB 204, 203, 174

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Color values

HEX#CCCBAE
RGB204, 203, 174
HSL58°, 23%, 74%
HSV58°, 15%, 80%
CMYK0%, 0%, 15%, 20%
XYZ53.90, 58.61, 48.52
Yxy58.61, 0.3347, 0.3640
CIE-Lab81.07, -4.57, 14.61
Hunter Lab76.55, -4.28, 12.30

RGB & CMYK percentages

Red 80% · Green 80% · Blue 68%

Cyan 0% · Magenta 0% · Yellow 15% · Key 20%

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

Previews

Sample text in #CCCBAE on black
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit.
Sample text in #CCCBAE on white
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit.

CSS code for #CCCBAE

.text { color: #CCCBAE; }
.background { background-color: #CCCBAE; }
.border { border: 3px solid #CCCBAE; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(204, 203, 174); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(58, 23%, 74%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #CCCBAE; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(204, 203, 174, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #CCCBAE; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(204, 203, 174, 0.8); }

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

Shades of #CCCBAE

#BEBD97#B0AF82#A3A16C#908E5A#7A794D#64633F#4E4D31#383823#232216#0D0C08

Tints of #CCCBAE

#D0CFB4#D4D3BA#DAD9C3#DEDDCA#E2E1D0#E5E5D6#E9E9DC#EFEFE6#F3F3EC#F7F7F2

Tones of #CCCBAE

#CAC9AF#C7C7B2#C5C5B4#C3C3B6#C1C1B8#BFBFBB

Color harmonies

Complementary — #ADAECC:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Against white text1.65:1 Fails
Against black text12.72:1 AAA

Best text color on #CCCBAE: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #CCCBAE

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:

100%
Sample heading text
Smaller body text shows the effect best.

Blended color: · Contrast against #CCCBAE: ·

How #CCCBAE looks with color blindness

Simulated with standard Machado color-vision-deficiency matrices — useful when this color carries meaning in charts, maps or interfaces:

Protanopia · #CCCCB5Deuteranopia · #CCCCB7Tritanopia · #CCBBBC

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:

Material Grey 500 · #9E9E9EBootstrap light · #F8F9FAMaterial Lime 500 · #CDDC39

Palettes with a similar color

These palettes use a close neighbour of #CCCBAE rather than the exact color:

Palette 7f2020
#7F2020 · #869B7E · #C9CAAC · #F6F3EB
Palette F1efef
#F1EFEF · #CCC8AA · #7D7C7C · #191717
Ruby Mirage
#EBE2CC · #DED6C1 · #CFC6B1 · #B7B09E
Palette 442727
#442727 · #EAE7D9 · #D2C6B2 · #937D14
Palette C2ded1
#C2DED1 · #ECE5C7 · #CDC2AE · #354259
Palette C2dedc
#C2DEDC · #ECE5C7 · #CDC2AE · #116A7B

Similar colors

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

#C9CAAC#CCC8AA#CFC6B1#D2C6B2#CDC2AE#CCD5AE#D6C7AE#D2C4B4#C7CFB7#CBD2A4#D6CFB4#CDC2A5

Browse neighbouring colors

← #CCCBAD  ·  #CCCBAF →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #CCCBAE?

#CCCBAE is Light Dusty Yellow, a yellow color (RGB 204, 203, 174). Its closest standard named color is Silver.

What is the RGB and HSL of #CCCBAE?

#CCCBAE is RGB 204, 203, 174 — HSL 58°, 23%, 74% — CMYK 0%, 0%, 15%, 20%.

What colors go with #CCCBAE?

Its complement is #ADAECC; analogous partners are #CCBCAD and #BECCAD. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #CCCBAE for text?

Black text on #CCCBAE has a contrast ratio of 12.72:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.65:1.