Palettes / Colors / #D2CEBD
#D2CEBD — Light Dusty Yellow
#D2CEBD 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 #D2CEBD 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.
#D2CEBD 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 #BCC0D2; it also sits naturally between #D2C3BC and #CBD2BC. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.
Color values
| HEX | #D2CEBD |
|---|---|
| RGB | 210, 206, 189 |
| HSL | 49°, 19%, 78% |
| HSV | 49°, 10%, 82% |
| CMYK | 0%, 2%, 10%, 18% |
| XYZ | 57.83, 61.52, 56.97 |
| Yxy | 61.52, 0.3280, 0.3489 |
| CIE-Lab | 82.66, -1.55, 8.94 |
| Hunter Lab | 78.43, -1.47, 7.86 |
RGB & CMYK percentages
Red 82% · Green 81% · Blue 74%
Cyan 0% · Magenta 2% · Yellow 10% · Key 18%
CMYK values are unprofiled approximations for screen reference — not a print-proofing guarantee.
Previews
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CSS code for #D2CEBD
.text { color: #D2CEBD; }
.background { background-color: #D2CEBD; }
.border { border: 3px solid #D2CEBD; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(210, 206, 189); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(49, 19%, 78%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #D2CEBD; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(210, 206, 189, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #D2CEBD; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(210, 206, 189, 0.8); }
HTML: <p style="color:#D2CEBD">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#D2CEBD">Div content here</div>
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Color harmonies
Complementary — #BCC0D2:
Analogous:
Triadic:
Contrast & accessibility
| Against white text | 1.58:1 Fails |
|---|---|
| Against black text | 13.30:1 AAA |
Best text color on #D2CEBD: #000000.
Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #D2CEBD
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 #D2CEBD: ·
How #D2CEBD 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 #D2CEBD 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 #D2CEBD?
#D2CEBD is Light Dusty Yellow, a yellow color (RGB 210, 206, 189). Its closest standard named color is Silver.
What is the RGB and HSL of #D2CEBD?
#D2CEBD is RGB 210, 206, 189 — HSL 49°, 19%, 78% — CMYK 0%, 2%, 10%, 18%.
What colors go with #D2CEBD?
Its complement is #BCC0D2; analogous partners are #D2C3BC and #CBD2BC. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.
Can I use #D2CEBD for text?
Black text on #D2CEBD has a contrast ratio of 13.30:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.58:1.