Palettes / Colors / #CCCDB2

#CCCDB2 — Light Dusty Yellow

#CCCDB2 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 #CCCDB2 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.

#CCCDB2 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 #B3B2CD; it also sits naturally between #CDC0B2 and #BECDB2. 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 70%

Cyan 0% · Magenta 0% · Yellow 13% · Key 20%

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

Previews

CSS code for #CCCDB2

.text { color: #CCCDB2; }
.background { background-color: #CCCDB2; }
.border { border: 3px solid #CCCDB2; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(204, 205, 178); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(62, 21%, 75%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #CCCDB2; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(204, 205, 178, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #CCCDB2; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(204, 205, 178, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#CCCDB2">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#CCCDB2">Div content here</div>

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #B3B2CD:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #CCCDB2: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #CCCDB2

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:

How #CCCDB2 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 #CCCDB2 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

← #CCCDB1  ·  #CCCDB3 →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #CCCDB2?

#CCCDB2 is Light Dusty Yellow, a yellow color (RGB 204, 205, 178). Its closest standard named color is Silver.

What is the RGB and HSL of #CCCDB2?

#CCCDB2 is RGB 204, 205, 178 — HSL 62°, 21%, 75% — CMYK 0%, 0%, 13%, 20%.

What colors go with #CCCDB2?

Its complement is #B3B2CD; analogous partners are #CDC0B2 and #BECDB2. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #CCCDB2 for text?

Black text on #CCCDB2 has a contrast ratio of 12.94:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.62:1.