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#CDCEAC — Light Dusty Yellow

#CDCEAC 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 #CDCEAC 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.

#CDCEAC 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 #ADABCE; it also sits naturally between #CEBEAB and #BCCEAB. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.

#CDCEAC · RGB 205, 206, 172

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Color values

HEX#CDCEAC
RGB205, 206, 172
HSL62°, 26%, 74%
HSV62°, 17%, 81%
CMYK0%, 0%, 17%, 19%
XYZ54.69, 60.10, 47.75
Yxy60.10, 0.3365, 0.3698
CIE-Lab81.89, -6.07, 16.83
Hunter Lab77.52, -5.68, 14.05

RGB & CMYK percentages

Red 80% · Green 81% · Blue 67%

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

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

Previews

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

CSS code for #CDCEAC

.text { color: #CDCEAC; }
.background { background-color: #CDCEAC; }
.border { border: 3px solid #CDCEAC; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(205, 206, 172); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(62, 26%, 74%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #CDCEAC; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(205, 206, 172, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #CDCEAC; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(205, 206, 172, 0.8); }

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

Shades of #CDCEAC

#BFC195#B2B47E#A4A668#929457#7C7D4A#65673C#4F502F#393A22#232315#0D0D08

Tints of #CDCEAC

#D1D2B2#D5D5B8#DADBC2#DEDFC8#E2E3CF#E6E6D5#EAEADC#F0F0E5#F3F4EC#F7F7F2

Tones of #CDCEAC

#CACBAE#C8C9B0#C6C7B3#C4C4B5#C1C1B8#BFBFBA

Color harmonies

Complementary — #ADABCE:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Against white text1.61:1 Fails
Against black text13.02:1 AAA

Best text color on #CDCEAC: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #CDCEAC

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 #CDCEAC: ·

How #CDCEAC 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 · #CDCDB6Tritanopia · #CDBBBC

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 #CDCEAC rather than the exact color:

Palette 7f2020
#7F2020 · #869B7E · #C9CAAC · #F6F3EB
Palette F1efef
#F1EFEF · #CCC8AA · #7D7C7C · #191717
Palette Ccd5ae
#CCD5AE · #E9EDC9 · #FEFAE0 · #FAEDCD
Palette Ccd5ae
#CCD5AE · #E0E5B6 · #FAEDCE · #FEFAE0
Palette E9eed9
#E9EED9 · #CBD2A4 · #9A7E6F · #54473F
Ruby Mirage
#EBE2CC · #DED6C1 · #CFC6B1 · #B7B09E

Similar colors

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

#C9CAAC#CCC8AA#CCD5AE#CBD2A4#CFC6B1#CCD6A6#D2C6B2#D6C7AE#D5CEA3#D6CDA4#D6CFB4#CDC2AE

Browse neighbouring colors

← #CDCEAB  ·  #CDCEAD →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #CDCEAC?

#CDCEAC is Light Dusty Yellow, a yellow color (RGB 205, 206, 172). Its closest standard named color is Silver.

What is the RGB and HSL of #CDCEAC?

#CDCEAC is RGB 205, 206, 172 — HSL 62°, 26%, 74% — CMYK 0%, 0%, 17%, 19%.

What colors go with #CDCEAC?

Its complement is #ADABCE; analogous partners are #CEBEAB and #BCCEAB. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #CDCEAC for text?

Black text on #CDCEAC has a contrast ratio of 13.02:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.61:1.