Palettes / Colors / #CCCDB6

#CCCDB6 — Light Dusty Yellow

#CCCDB6 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 #CCCDB6 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.

#CCCDB6 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 #B7B6CD; it also sits naturally between #CDC3B6 and #C1CDB6. 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 71%

Cyan 0% · Magenta 0% · Yellow 11% · Key 20%

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

Previews

CSS code for #CCCDB6

.text { color: #CCCDB6; }
.background { background-color: #CCCDB6; }
.border { border: 3px solid #CCCDB6; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(204, 205, 182); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(63, 19%, 76%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #CCCDB6; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(204, 205, 182, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #CCCDB6; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(204, 205, 182, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#CCCDB6">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#CCCDB6">Div content here</div>

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #B7B6CD:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #CCCDB6: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #CCCDB6

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 #CCCDB6 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 #CCCDB6 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

← #CCCDB5  ·  #CCCDB7 →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #CCCDB6?

#CCCDB6 is Light Dusty Yellow, a yellow color (RGB 204, 205, 182). Its closest standard named color is Silver.

What is the RGB and HSL of #CCCDB6?

#CCCDB6 is RGB 204, 205, 182 — HSL 63°, 19%, 76% — CMYK 0%, 0%, 11%, 20%.

What colors go with #CCCDB6?

Its complement is #B7B6CD; analogous partners are #CDC3B6 and #C1CDB6. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #CCCDB6 for text?

Black text on #CCCDB6 has a contrast ratio of 12.98:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.62:1.