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#CDCBB0 — Light Dusty Yellow

#CDCBB0 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 #CDCBB0 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.

#CDCBB0 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 #B1B3CD; it also sits naturally between #CDBDB1 and #C1CDB1. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.

#CDCBB0 · RGB 205, 203, 176

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Color values

HEX#CDCBB0
RGB205, 203, 176
HSL56°, 22%, 75%
HSV56°, 14%, 80%
CMYK0%, 1%, 14%, 20%
XYZ54.37, 58.83, 49.56
Yxy58.83, 0.3340, 0.3614
CIE-Lab81.20, -3.89, 13.73
Hunter Lab76.70, -3.65, 11.63

RGB & CMYK percentages

Red 80% · Green 80% · Blue 69%

Cyan 0% · Magenta 1% · Yellow 14% · Key 20%

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

Previews

Sample text in #CDCBB0 on black
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit.
Sample text in #CDCBB0 on white
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit.

CSS code for #CDCBB0

.text { color: #CDCBB0; }
.background { background-color: #CDCBB0; }
.border { border: 3px solid #CDCBB0; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(205, 203, 176); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(56, 22%, 75%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #CDCBB0; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(205, 203, 176, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #CDCBB0; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(205, 203, 176, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#CDCBB0">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#CDCBB0">Div content here</div>

Shades of #CDCBB0

#BFBD9B#B1AF86#A4A070#928F5D#7C7950#646140#4E4C32#383724#222116#0C0C08

Tints of #CDCBB0

#D1D0B7#D5D4BE#D9D8C4#DDDCCA#E3E2D3#E7E6DA#EBEAE0#EFEEE6#F3F3EC#F7F7F3

Tones of #CDCBB0

#CBCAB3#C9C8B5#C8C6B7#C5C4BA#C3C3BB#C1C1BD

Color harmonies

Complementary — #B1B3CD:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Against white text1.65:1 Fails
Against black text12.77:1 AAA

Best text color on #CDCBB0: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #CDCBB0

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 #CDCBB0: ·

How #CDCBB0 looks with color blindness

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

Protanopia · #CCCCB7Deuteranopia · #CCCCB8Tritanopia · #CDBCBD

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 #CDCBB0 rather than the exact color:

Ruby Mirage
#EBE2CC · #DED6C1 · #CFC6B1 · #B7B09E
Palette 7f2020
#7F2020 · #869B7E · #C9CAAC · #F6F3EB
Palette F1efef
#F1EFEF · #CCC8AA · #7D7C7C · #191717
Palette 442727
#442727 · #EAE7D9 · #D2C6B2 · #937D14
Palette C2ded1
#C2DED1 · #ECE5C7 · #CDC2AE · #354259
Palette C2dedc
#C2DEDC · #ECE5C7 · #CDC2AE · #116A7B

Similar colors

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

#CFC6B1#C9CAAC#CCC8AA#D2C6B2#CDC2AE#D2C4B4#C7CFB7#D6C7AE#CCD5AE#D6CFB4#D9CAB3#D2C1B6

Browse neighbouring colors

← #CDCBAF  ·  #CDCBB1 →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #CDCBB0?

#CDCBB0 is Light Dusty Yellow, a yellow color (RGB 205, 203, 176). Its closest standard named color is Silver.

What is the RGB and HSL of #CDCBB0?

#CDCBB0 is RGB 205, 203, 176 — HSL 56°, 22%, 75% — CMYK 0%, 1%, 14%, 20%.

What colors go with #CDCBB0?

Its complement is #B1B3CD; analogous partners are #CDBDB1 and #C1CDB1. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #CDCBB0 for text?

Black text on #CDCBB0 has a contrast ratio of 12.77:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.65:1.