Palettes / Colors / #CCCEBE
#CCCEBE — Light Dusty Yellow
#CCCEBE 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 #CCCEBE 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.
#CCCEBE is a warm yellow color associated with optimism, attention and cheer. It is light enough to work as a background or base color, with darker text on top.
Its strongest partner is its complement #C1BFCF; it also sits naturally between #CFC9BF and #C5CFBF. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.
Color values
| HEX | #CCCEBE |
|---|---|
| RGB | 204, 206, 190 |
| HSL | 67°, 14%, 78% |
| HSV | 67°, 8%, 81% |
| CMYK | 1%, 0%, 8%, 19% |
| XYZ | 56.27, 60.70, 57.47 |
| Yxy | 60.70, 0.3226, 0.3480 |
| CIE-Lab | 82.22, -3.51, 7.71 |
| Hunter Lab | 77.91, -3.31, 6.82 |
RGB & CMYK percentages
Red 80% · Green 81% · Blue 75%
Cyan 1% · Magenta 0% · Yellow 8% · Key 19%
CMYK values are unprofiled approximations for screen reference — not a print-proofing guarantee.
Previews
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CSS code for #CCCEBE
.text { color: #CCCEBE; }
.background { background-color: #CCCEBE; }
.border { border: 3px solid #CCCEBE; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(204, 206, 190); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(67, 14%, 78%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #CCCEBE; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(204, 206, 190, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #CCCEBE; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(204, 206, 190, 0.8); }
HTML: <p style="color:#CCCEBE">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#CCCEBE">Div content here</div>
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Color harmonies
Complementary — #C1BFCF:
Analogous:
Triadic:
Contrast & accessibility
| Against white text | 1.60:1 Fails |
|---|---|
| Against black text | 13.14:1 AAA |
Best text color on #CCCEBE: #000000.
Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #CCCEBE
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:
Smaller body text shows the effect best.
Blended color: · Contrast against #CCCEBE: ·
How #CCCEBE 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 #CCCEBE rather than the exact color:
Similar colors
The closest colors that actually appear in our palette collection — click any to open its page:
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Frequently asked questions
What color is #CCCEBE?
#CCCEBE is Light Dusty Yellow, a yellow color (RGB 204, 206, 190). Its closest standard named color is Silver.
What is the RGB and HSL of #CCCEBE?
#CCCEBE is RGB 204, 206, 190 — HSL 67°, 14%, 78% — CMYK 1%, 0%, 8%, 19%.
What colors go with #CCCEBE?
Its complement is #C1BFCF; analogous partners are #CFC9BF and #C5CFBF. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.
Can I use #CCCEBE for text?
Black text on #CCCEBE has a contrast ratio of 13.14:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.60:1.