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#CCCDB0 — Light Dusty Yellow

#CCCDB0 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 #CCCDB0 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.

#CCCDB0 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 #B2B1CD; it also sits naturally between #CDC0B1 and #BECDB1. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.

#CCCDB0 · RGB 204, 205, 176

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Color values

HEX#CCCDB0
RGB204, 205, 176
HSL62°, 22%, 75%
HSV62°, 14%, 80%
CMYK0%, 0%, 14%, 20%
XYZ54.57, 59.63, 49.71
Yxy59.63, 0.3329, 0.3638
CIE-Lab81.64, -5.29, 14.34
Hunter Lab77.22, -4.96, 12.14

RGB & CMYK percentages

Red 80% · Green 80% · Blue 69%

Cyan 0% · Magenta 0% · Yellow 14% · Key 20%

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

Previews

Sample text in #CCCDB0 on black
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit.
Sample text in #CCCDB0 on white
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit.

CSS code for #CCCDB0

.text { color: #CCCDB0; }
.background { background-color: #CCCDB0; }
.border { border: 3px solid #CCCDB0; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(204, 205, 176); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(62, 22%, 75%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #CCCDB0; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(204, 205, 176, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #CCCDB0; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(204, 205, 176, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#CCCDB0">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#CCCDB0">Div content here</div>

Shades of #CCCDB0

#BEBF9B#B0B186#A2A470#90925D#7B7C50#626440#4D4E32#373824#222216#0C0C08

Tints of #CCCDB0

#D0D1B7#D4D5BE#D8D9C4#DDDDCA#E3E3D3#E7E7DA#EBEBE0#EFEFE6#F3F3EC#F7F7F3

Tones of #CCCDB0

#CBCBB3#C9C9B5#C7C8B7#C5C5BA#C3C3BB#C1C1BD

Color harmonies

Complementary — #B2B1CD:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Against white text1.62:1 Fails
Against black text12.93:1 AAA

Best text color on #CCCDB0: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #CCCDB0

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 #CCCDB0: ·

How #CCCDB0 looks with color blindness

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

Protanopia · #CCCCB7Deuteranopia · #CCCCB9Tritanopia · #CCBDBE

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 #CCCDB0 rather than the exact color:

Palette 7f2020
#7F2020 · #869B7E · #C9CAAC · #F6F3EB
Ruby Mirage
#EBE2CC · #DED6C1 · #CFC6B1 · #B7B09E
Palette F1efef
#F1EFEF · #CCC8AA · #7D7C7C · #191717
Palette Ccd5ae
#CCD5AE · #E9EDC9 · #FEFAE0 · #FAEDCD
Palette Ccd5ae
#CCD5AE · #E0E5B6 · #FAEDCE · #FEFAE0
Palette F7f7e8
#F7F7E8 · #C7CFB7 · #9DAD7F · #557174

Similar colors

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

#C9CAAC#CFC6B1#CCC8AA#CCD5AE#C7CFB7#D2C6B2#D6CFB4#CDC2AE#D2C4B4#D6C7AE#C1D0B5#C8D5B9

Browse neighbouring colors

← #CCCDAF  ·  #CCCDB1 →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #CCCDB0?

#CCCDB0 is Light Dusty Yellow, a yellow color (RGB 204, 205, 176). Its closest standard named color is Silver.

What is the RGB and HSL of #CCCDB0?

#CCCDB0 is RGB 204, 205, 176 — HSL 62°, 22%, 75% — CMYK 0%, 0%, 14%, 20%.

What colors go with #CCCDB0?

Its complement is #B2B1CD; analogous partners are #CDC0B1 and #BECDB1. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #CCCDB0 for text?

Black text on #CCCDB0 has a contrast ratio of 12.93:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.62:1.