Palettes / Colors / #CED0BD
#CED0BD — Light Dusty Yellow
#CED0BD 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 #CED0BD 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.
#CED0BD 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 #BFBDD0; it also sits naturally between #D0C9BD and #C5D0BD. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.
Color values
| HEX | #CED0BD |
|---|---|
| RGB | 206, 208, 189 |
| HSL | 66°, 17%, 78% |
| HSV | 66°, 9%, 82% |
| CMYK | 1%, 0%, 9%, 18% |
| XYZ | 57.19, 61.91, 57.08 |
| Yxy | 61.91, 0.3246, 0.3514 |
| CIE-Lab | 82.86, -4.01, 9.19 |
| Hunter Lab | 78.68, -3.79, 8.08 |
RGB & CMYK percentages
Red 81% · Green 82% · Blue 74%
Cyan 1% · Magenta 0% · Yellow 9% · Key 18%
CMYK values are unprofiled approximations for screen reference — not a print-proofing guarantee.
Previews
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CSS code for #CED0BD
.text { color: #CED0BD; }
.background { background-color: #CED0BD; }
.border { border: 3px solid #CED0BD; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(206, 208, 189); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(66, 17%, 78%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #CED0BD; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(206, 208, 189, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #CED0BD; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(206, 208, 189, 0.8); }
HTML: <p style="color:#CED0BD">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#CED0BD">Div content here</div>
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Color harmonies
Complementary — #BFBDD0:
Analogous:
Triadic:
Contrast & accessibility
| Against white text | 1.57:1 Fails |
|---|---|
| Against black text | 13.38:1 AAA |
Best text color on #CED0BD: #000000.
Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #CED0BD
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 #CED0BD: ·
How #CED0BD 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 #CED0BD 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 #CED0BD?
#CED0BD is Light Dusty Yellow, a yellow color (RGB 206, 208, 189). Its closest standard named color is Silver.
What is the RGB and HSL of #CED0BD?
#CED0BD is RGB 206, 208, 189 — HSL 66°, 17%, 78% — CMYK 1%, 0%, 9%, 18%.
What colors go with #CED0BD?
Its complement is #BFBDD0; analogous partners are #D0C9BD and #C5D0BD. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.
Can I use #CED0BD for text?
Black text on #CED0BD has a contrast ratio of 13.38:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.57:1.