Palettes / Colors / #CED1BE

#CED1BE — Light Dusty Yellow

#CED1BE 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 #CED1BE 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.

#CED1BE 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 #C0BDD0; it also sits naturally between #D0CABD and #C4D0BD. 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 75%

Cyan 1% · Magenta 0% · Yellow 9% · Key 18%

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

Previews

CSS code for #CED1BE

.text { color: #CED1BE; }
.background { background-color: #CED1BE; }
.border { border: 3px solid #CED1BE; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(206, 209, 190); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(69, 17%, 78%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #CED1BE; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(206, 209, 190, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #CED1BE; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(206, 209, 190, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#CED1BE">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#CED1BE">Div content here</div>

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #C0BDD0:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #CED1BE: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #CED1BE

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:

How #CED1BE 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 #CED1BE 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

← #CED1BD  ·  #CED1BF →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #CED1BE?

#CED1BE is Light Dusty Yellow, a yellow color (RGB 206, 209, 190). Its closest standard named color is Silver.

What is the RGB and HSL of #CED1BE?

#CED1BE is RGB 206, 209, 190 — HSL 69°, 17%, 78% — CMYK 1%, 0%, 9%, 18%.

What colors go with #CED1BE?

Its complement is #C0BDD0; analogous partners are #D0CABD and #C4D0BD. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #CED1BE for text?

Black text on #CED1BE has a contrast ratio of 13.49:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.56:1.