Palettes / Colors / #D2CEBE
#D2CEBE — Light Dusty Yellow
#D2CEBE 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 #D2CEBE 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.
#D2CEBE 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 #BDC1D1; it also sits naturally between #D1C3BD and #CBD1BD. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.
Color values
| HEX | #D2CEBE |
|---|---|
| RGB | 210, 206, 190 |
| HSL | 48°, 18%, 78% |
| HSV | 48°, 10%, 82% |
| CMYK | 0%, 2%, 10%, 18% |
| XYZ | 57.94, 61.56, 57.54 |
| Yxy | 61.56, 0.3273, 0.3477 |
| CIE-Lab | 82.68, -1.38, 8.44 |
| Hunter Lab | 78.46, -1.31, 7.44 |
RGB & CMYK percentages
Red 82% · Green 81% · Blue 75%
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 #D2CEBE
.text { color: #D2CEBE; }
.background { background-color: #D2CEBE; }
.border { border: 3px solid #D2CEBE; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(210, 206, 190); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(48, 18%, 78%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #D2CEBE; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(210, 206, 190, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #D2CEBE; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(210, 206, 190, 0.8); }
HTML: <p style="color:#D2CEBE">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#D2CEBE">Div content here</div>
Shades of #D2CEBE
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Tones of #D2CEBE
Color harmonies
Complementary — #BDC1D1:
Analogous:
Triadic:
Contrast & accessibility
| Against white text | 1.58:1 Fails |
|---|---|
| Against black text | 13.31:1 AAA |
Best text color on #D2CEBE: #000000.
Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #D2CEBE
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 #D2CEBE: ·
How #D2CEBE 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 #D2CEBE 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 #D2CEBE?
#D2CEBE is Light Dusty Yellow, a yellow color (RGB 210, 206, 190). Its closest standard named color is Silver.
What is the RGB and HSL of #D2CEBE?
#D2CEBE is RGB 210, 206, 190 — HSL 48°, 18%, 78% — CMYK 0%, 2%, 10%, 18%.
What colors go with #D2CEBE?
Its complement is #BDC1D1; analogous partners are #D1C3BD and #CBD1BD. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.
Can I use #D2CEBE for text?
Black text on #D2CEBE has a contrast ratio of 13.31:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.58:1.