Palettes / Colors / #CED0AE

#CED0AE — Light Dusty Yellow

#CED0AE is a yellow color we call Light Dusty Yellow, closest to the named color Silver (#C0C0C0). It belongs to the yellow family.

#CED0AE 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 #B0AED0; it also sits naturally between #D0C2AE and #BDD0AE. 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 81% · Green 82% · Blue 68%

Cyan 1% · Magenta 0% · Yellow 16% · Key 18%

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

Previews

CSS code for #CED0AE

.text { color: #CED0AE; }
.background { background-color: #CED0AE; }
.border { border: 3px solid #CED0AE; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(206, 208, 174); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(64, 27%, 75%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #CED0AE; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(206, 208, 174, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #CED0AE; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(206, 208, 174, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#CED0AE">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#CED0AE">Div content here</div>

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #B0AED0:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #CED0AE: #000000.

How #CED0AE 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 #CED0AE 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

← #CED0AD  ·  #CED0AF →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #CED0AE?

#CED0AE is Light Dusty Yellow, a yellow color (RGB 206, 208, 174). Its closest standard named color is Silver.

What is the RGB and HSL of #CED0AE?

#CED0AE is RGB 206, 208, 174 — HSL 64°, 27%, 75% — CMYK 1%, 0%, 16%, 18%.

What colors go with #CED0AE?

Its complement is #B0AED0; analogous partners are #D0C2AE and #BDD0AE. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #CED0AE for text?

Black text on #CED0AE has a contrast ratio of 13.26:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.58:1.