Palettes / Colors / #CCCEBD

#CCCEBD — Light Dusty Yellow

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

#CCCEBD 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 #BEBCCD; it also sits naturally between #CDC6BC and #C2CDBC. 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 81% · Blue 74%

Cyan 1% · Magenta 0% · Yellow 8% · Key 19%

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

Previews

CSS code for #CCCEBD

.text { color: #CCCEBD; }
.background { background-color: #CCCEBD; }
.border { border: 3px solid #CCCEBD; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(204, 206, 189); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(67, 15%, 77%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #CCCEBD; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(204, 206, 189, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #CCCEBD; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(204, 206, 189, 0.8); }

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

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #BEBCCD:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #CCCEBD: #000000.

How #CCCEBD 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 #CCCEBD 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

← #CCCEBC  ·  #CCCEBE →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #CCCEBD?

#CCCEBD is Light Dusty Yellow, a yellow color (RGB 204, 206, 189). Its closest standard named color is Silver.

What is the RGB and HSL of #CCCEBD?

#CCCEBD is RGB 204, 206, 189 — HSL 67°, 15%, 77% — CMYK 1%, 0%, 8%, 19%.

What colors go with #CCCEBD?

Its complement is #BEBCCD; analogous partners are #CDC6BC and #C2CDBC. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #CCCEBD for text?

Black text on #CCCEBD has a contrast ratio of 13.13:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.60:1.