Palettes / Colors / #CFCDC2

#CFCDC2 — Light Dusty Yellow

#CFCDC2 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 #CFCDC2 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.

#CFCDC2 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 #C3C5D0; it also sits naturally between #D0C8C3 and #CBD0C3. 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 #CFCDC2

.text { color: #CFCDC2; }
.background { background-color: #CFCDC2; }
.border { border: 3px solid #CFCDC2; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(207, 205, 194); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(51, 12%, 79%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #CFCDC2; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(207, 205, 194, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #CFCDC2; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(207, 205, 194, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#CFCDC2">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#CFCDC2">Div content here</div>

Shades of #CFCDC2

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #C3C5D0:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #CFCDC2: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #CFCDC2

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 #CFCDC2 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 #CFCDC2 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

← #CFCDC1  ·  #CFCDC3 →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #CFCDC2?

#CFCDC2 is Light Dusty Yellow, a yellow color (RGB 207, 205, 194). Its closest standard named color is Silver.

What is the RGB and HSL of #CFCDC2?

#CFCDC2 is RGB 207, 205, 194 — HSL 51°, 12%, 79% — CMYK 0%, 1%, 6%, 19%.

What colors go with #CFCDC2?

Its complement is #C3C5D0; analogous partners are #D0C8C3 and #CBD0C3. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #CFCDC2 for text?

Black text on #CFCDC2 has a contrast ratio of 13.16:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.60:1.