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#CCCFAC — Light Dusty Yellow

#CCCFAC 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 #CCCFAC 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.

#CCCFAC 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 #AEABCF; it also sits naturally between #CFC0AB and #BACFAB. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.

#CCCFAC · RGB 204, 207, 172

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Color values

HEX#CCCFAC
RGB204, 207, 172
HSL65°, 27%, 74%
HSV65°, 17%, 81%
CMYK1%, 0%, 17%, 19%
XYZ54.66, 60.44, 47.82
Yxy60.44, 0.3355, 0.3710
CIE-Lab82.08, -6.95, 17.08
Hunter Lab77.74, -6.50, 14.25

RGB & CMYK percentages

Red 80% · Green 81% · Blue 67%

Cyan 1% · Magenta 0% · Yellow 17% · Key 19%

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

Previews

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

CSS code for #CCCFAC

.text { color: #CCCFAC; }
.background { background-color: #CCCFAC; }
.border { border: 3px solid #CCCFAC; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(204, 207, 172); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(65, 27%, 74%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #CCCFAC; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(204, 207, 172, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #CCCFAC; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(204, 207, 172, 0.8); }

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

Shades of #CCCFAC

#BEC294#B0B57D#A2A867#909556#7A7E49#64683C#4E512F#383A22#222414#0C0D07

Tints of #CCCFAC

#D0D2B1#D4D6B8#D9DCC1#DDDFC8#E1E3CE#E5E7D5#E9EBDB#EFF0E5#F3F4EC#F7F8F2

Tones of #CCCFAC

#C9CCAD#C7C9B0#C5C7B3#C3C5B5#C1C2B7#BFBFBA

Color harmonies

Complementary — #AEABCF:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Against white text1.60:1 Fails
Against black text13.09:1 AAA

Best text color on #CCCFAC: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #CCCFAC

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 #CCCFAC: ·

How #CCCFAC looks with color blindness

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

Protanopia · #CDCDB4Deuteranopia · #CDCDB7Tritanopia · #CCBBBD

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 #CCCFAC rather than the exact color:

Palette 7f2020
#7F2020 · #869B7E · #C9CAAC · #F6F3EB
Palette Ccd5ae
#CCD5AE · #E9EDC9 · #FEFAE0 · #FAEDCD
Palette Ccd5ae
#CCD5AE · #E0E5B6 · #FAEDCE · #FEFAE0
Palette F1efef
#F1EFEF · #CCC8AA · #7D7C7C · #191717
Palette E9eed9
#E9EED9 · #CBD2A4 · #9A7E6F · #54473F
Palette Ccd6a6
#CCD6A6 · #DAE2B6 · #F4EAD5 · #FFFBE9

Similar colors

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

#C9CAAC#CCD5AE#CCC8AA#CBD2A4#CCD6A6#CFC6B1#C7CFB7#D2C6B2#C8CFA0#D5CEA3#C4D7B2#D6CFB4

Browse neighbouring colors

← #CCCFAB  ·  #CCCFAD →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #CCCFAC?

#CCCFAC is Light Dusty Yellow, a yellow color (RGB 204, 207, 172). Its closest standard named color is Silver.

What is the RGB and HSL of #CCCFAC?

#CCCFAC is RGB 204, 207, 172 — HSL 65°, 27%, 74% — CMYK 1%, 0%, 17%, 19%.

What colors go with #CCCFAC?

Its complement is #AEABCF; analogous partners are #CFC0AB and #BACFAB. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #CCCFAC for text?

Black text on #CCCFAC has a contrast ratio of 13.09:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.60:1.