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#CCCCAC — Light Dusty Yellow

#CCCCAC 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 #CCCCAC 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.

#CCCCAC 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 #ADADCD; it also sits naturally between #CDBDAD and #BDCDAD. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.

#CCCCAC · RGB 204, 204, 172

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Color values

HEX#CCCCAC
RGB204, 204, 172
HSL60°, 24%, 74%
HSV60°, 16%, 80%
CMYK0%, 0%, 16%, 20%
XYZ53.94, 59.00, 47.58
Yxy59.00, 0.3360, 0.3676
CIE-Lab81.29, -5.40, 15.98
Hunter Lab76.81, -5.05, 13.36

RGB & CMYK percentages

Red 80% · Green 80% · Blue 67%

Cyan 0% · Magenta 0% · Yellow 16% · Key 20%

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

Previews

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

CSS code for #CCCCAC

.text { color: #CCCCAC; }
.background { background-color: #CCCCAC; }
.border { border: 3px solid #CCCCAC; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(204, 204, 172); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(60, 24%, 74%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #CCCCAC; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(204, 204, 172, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #CCCCAC; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(204, 204, 172, 0.8); }

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

Shades of #CCCCAC

#BFBF97#B1B181#A4A46A#919159#7B7B4C#65653E#4F4F30#393923#232315#0D0D08

Tints of #CCCCAC

#D0D0B3#D4D4B9#DADAC3#DEDEC9#E2E2D0#E6E6D6#EAEADC#EFEFE6#F3F3EC#F7F7F2

Tones of #CCCCAC

#CBCBAF#C8C8B1#C6C6B3#C3C3B6#C1C1B8#BFBFBB

Color harmonies

Complementary — #ADADCD:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Against white text1.64:1 Fails
Against black text12.80:1 AAA

Best text color on #CCCCAC: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #CCCCAC

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 #CCCCAC: ·

How #CCCCAC looks with color blindness

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

Protanopia · #CCCCB4Deuteranopia · #CCCCB6Tritanopia · #CCBABB

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 #CCCCAC rather than the exact color:

Palette 7f2020
#7F2020 · #869B7E · #C9CAAC · #F6F3EB
Palette F1efef
#F1EFEF · #CCC8AA · #7D7C7C · #191717
Ruby Mirage
#EBE2CC · #DED6C1 · #CFC6B1 · #B7B09E
Palette Ccd5ae
#CCD5AE · #E9EDC9 · #FEFAE0 · #FAEDCD
Palette Ccd5ae
#CCD5AE · #E0E5B6 · #FAEDCE · #FEFAE0
Palette E9eed9
#E9EED9 · #CBD2A4 · #9A7E6F · #54473F

Similar colors

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

#C9CAAC#CCC8AA#CFC6B1#CCD5AE#CBD2A4#CDC2AE#D2C6B2#D6C7AE#CCD6A6#CDC2A5#C7CFB7#D2C4B4

Browse neighbouring colors

← #CCCCAB  ·  #CCCCAD →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #CCCCAC?

#CCCCAC is Light Dusty Yellow, a yellow color (RGB 204, 204, 172). Its closest standard named color is Silver.

What is the RGB and HSL of #CCCCAC?

#CCCCAC is RGB 204, 204, 172 — HSL 60°, 24%, 74% — CMYK 0%, 0%, 16%, 20%.

What colors go with #CCCCAC?

Its complement is #ADADCD; analogous partners are #CDBDAD and #BDCDAD. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #CCCCAC for text?

Black text on #CCCCAC has a contrast ratio of 12.80:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.64:1.