Palettes / Colors / #CECFBD
#CECFBD — Light Dusty Yellow
#CECFBD 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 #CECFBD 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.
#CECFBD 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 #BFBED0; it also sits naturally between #D0C8BE and #C6D0BE. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.
Color values
| HEX | #CECFBD |
|---|---|
| RGB | 206, 207, 189 |
| HSL | 63°, 16%, 78% |
| HSV | 63°, 9%, 81% |
| CMYK | 0%, 0%, 9%, 19% |
| XYZ | 56.95, 61.42, 57.00 |
| Yxy | 61.42, 0.3247, 0.3502 |
| CIE-Lab | 82.60, -3.49, 8.82 |
| Hunter Lab | 78.37, -3.30, 7.76 |
RGB & CMYK percentages
Red 81% · Green 81% · Blue 74%
Cyan 0% · Magenta 0% · Yellow 9% · Key 19%
CMYK values are unprofiled approximations for screen reference — not a print-proofing guarantee.
Previews
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CSS code for #CECFBD
.text { color: #CECFBD; }
.background { background-color: #CECFBD; }
.border { border: 3px solid #CECFBD; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(206, 207, 189); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(63, 16%, 78%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #CECFBD; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(206, 207, 189, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #CECFBD; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(206, 207, 189, 0.8); }
HTML: <p style="color:#CECFBD">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#CECFBD">Div content here</div>
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Color harmonies
Complementary — #BFBED0:
Analogous:
Triadic:
Contrast & accessibility
| Against white text | 1.58:1 Fails |
|---|---|
| Against black text | 13.28:1 AAA |
Best text color on #CECFBD: #000000.
Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #CECFBD
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 #CECFBD: ·
How #CECFBD 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 #CECFBD 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 #CECFBD?
#CECFBD is Light Dusty Yellow, a yellow color (RGB 206, 207, 189). Its closest standard named color is Silver.
What is the RGB and HSL of #CECFBD?
#CECFBD is RGB 206, 207, 189 — HSL 63°, 16%, 78% — CMYK 0%, 0%, 9%, 19%.
What colors go with #CECFBD?
Its complement is #BFBED0; analogous partners are #D0C8BE and #C6D0BE. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.
Can I use #CECFBD for text?
Black text on #CECFBD has a contrast ratio of 13.28:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.58:1.