Palettes / Colors / #CED2AE
#CED2AE — Light Dusty Yellow
#CED2AE 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 #CED2AE 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.
#CED2AE 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 #B1ADD2; it also sits naturally between #D2C4AD and #BBD2AD. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.
Color values
| HEX | #CED2AE |
|---|---|
| RGB | 206, 210, 174 |
| HSL | 67°, 29%, 75% |
| HSV | 67°, 17%, 82% |
| CMYK | 2%, 0%, 17%, 18% |
| XYZ | 56.14, 62.27, 49.10 |
| Yxy | 62.27, 0.3351, 0.3717 |
| CIE-Lab | 83.06, -7.46, 17.41 |
| Hunter Lab | 78.91, -7.00, 14.59 |
RGB & CMYK percentages
Red 81% · Green 82% · Blue 68%
Cyan 2% · Magenta 0% · Yellow 17% · Key 18%
CMYK values are unprofiled approximations for screen reference — not a print-proofing guarantee.
Previews
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CSS code for #CED2AE
.text { color: #CED2AE; }
.background { background-color: #CED2AE; }
.border { border: 3px solid #CED2AE; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(206, 210, 174); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(67, 29%, 75%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #CED2AE; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(206, 210, 174, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #CED2AE; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(206, 210, 174, 0.8); }
HTML: <p style="color:#CED2AE">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#CED2AE">Div content here</div>
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Color harmonies
Complementary — #B1ADD2:
Analogous:
Triadic:
Contrast & accessibility
| Against white text | 1.56:1 Fails |
|---|---|
| Against black text | 13.45:1 AAA |
Best text color on #CED2AE: #000000.
Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #CED2AE
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 #CED2AE: ·
How #CED2AE 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 #CED2AE 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 #CED2AE?
#CED2AE is Light Dusty Yellow, a yellow color (RGB 206, 210, 174). Its closest standard named color is Silver.
What is the RGB and HSL of #CED2AE?
#CED2AE is RGB 206, 210, 174 — HSL 67°, 29%, 75% — CMYK 2%, 0%, 17%, 18%.
What colors go with #CED2AE?
Its complement is #B1ADD2; analogous partners are #D2C4AD and #BBD2AD. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.
Can I use #CED2AE for text?
Black text on #CED2AE has a contrast ratio of 13.45:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.56:1.