Palettes / Colors / #CCCDA7

#CCCDA7 — Light Dusty Yellow

#CCCDA7 is a yellow color we call Light Dusty Yellow, closest to the named color Silver (#C0C0C0). It belongs to the yellow family.

#CCCDA7 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 #A8A7CD; it also sits naturally between #CDBBA7 and #B9CDA7. 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 80% · Blue 65%

Cyan 0% · Magenta 0% · Yellow 19% · Key 20%

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

Previews

CSS code for #CCCDA7

.text { color: #CCCDA7; }
.background { background-color: #CCCDA7; }
.border { border: 3px solid #CCCDA7; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(204, 205, 167); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(62, 28%, 73%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #CCCDA7; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(204, 205, 167, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #CCCDA7; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(204, 205, 167, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#CCCDA7">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#CCCDA7">Div content here</div>

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #A8A7CD:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #CCCDA7: #000000.

How #CCCDA7 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 #CCCDA7 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

← #CCCDA6  ·  #CCCDA8 →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #CCCDA7?

#CCCDA7 is Light Dusty Yellow, a yellow color (RGB 204, 205, 167). Its closest standard named color is Silver.

What is the RGB and HSL of #CCCDA7?

#CCCDA7 is RGB 204, 205, 167 — HSL 62°, 28%, 73% — CMYK 0%, 0%, 19%, 20%.

What colors go with #CCCDA7?

Its complement is #A8A7CD; analogous partners are #CDBBA7 and #B9CDA7. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #CCCDA7 for text?

Black text on #CCCDA7 has a contrast ratio of 12.86:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.63:1.