Palettes / Colors / #CCCFAE

#CCCFAE — Light Dusty Yellow

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

#CCCFAE 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 #B1AFD0; it also sits naturally between #D0C2AF and #BCD0AF. 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 68%

Cyan 1% · Magenta 0% · Yellow 16% · Key 19%

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

Previews

CSS code for #CCCFAE

.text { color: #CCCFAE; }
.background { background-color: #CCCFAE; }
.border { border: 3px solid #CCCFAE; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(204, 207, 174); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(65, 26%, 75%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #CCCFAE; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(204, 207, 174, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #CCCFAE; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(204, 207, 174, 0.8); }

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

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #B1AFD0:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #CCCFAE: #000000.

How #CCCFAE 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 #CCCFAE 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

← #CCCFAD  ·  #CCCFAF →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #CCCFAE?

#CCCFAE is Light Dusty Yellow, a yellow color (RGB 204, 207, 174). Its closest standard named color is Silver.

What is the RGB and HSL of #CCCFAE?

#CCCFAE is RGB 204, 207, 174 — HSL 65°, 26%, 75% — CMYK 1%, 0%, 16%, 19%.

What colors go with #CCCFAE?

Its complement is #B1AFD0; analogous partners are #D0C2AF and #BCD0AF. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #CCCFAE for text?

Black text on #CCCFAE has a contrast ratio of 13.10:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.60:1.