Palettes / Colors / #CFCCC2

#CFCCC2 — Light Dusty Yellow

#CFCCC2 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 #CFCCC2 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.

#CFCCC2 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 #C3C6D0; it also sits naturally between #D0C6C3 and #CCD0C3. 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 80% · Blue 76%

Cyan 0% · Magenta 1% · Yellow 6% · Key 19%

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

Previews

CSS code for #CFCCC2

.text { color: #CFCCC2; }
.background { background-color: #CFCCC2; }
.border { border: 3px solid #CFCCC2; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(207, 204, 194); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(46, 12%, 79%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #CFCCC2; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(207, 204, 194, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #CFCCC2; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(207, 204, 194, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#CFCCC2">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#CFCCC2">Div content here</div>

Shades of #CFCCC2

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #C3C6D0:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #CFCCC2: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #CFCCC2

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 #CFCCC2 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 #CFCCC2 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

← #CFCCC1  ·  #CFCCC3 →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #CFCCC2?

#CFCCC2 is Light Dusty Yellow, a yellow color (RGB 207, 204, 194). Its closest standard named color is Silver.

What is the RGB and HSL of #CFCCC2?

#CFCCC2 is RGB 207, 204, 194 — HSL 46°, 12%, 79% — CMYK 0%, 1%, 6%, 19%.

What colors go with #CFCCC2?

Its complement is #C3C6D0; analogous partners are #D0C6C3 and #CCD0C3. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #CFCCC2 for text?

Black text on #CFCCC2 has a contrast ratio of 13.07:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.61:1.