Palettes / Colors / #D4CEBF
#D4CEBF — Light Dusty Yellow
#D4CEBF 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 #D4CEBF 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.
#D4CEBF 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 #BFC5D4; it also sits naturally between #D4C3BF and #D0D4BF. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.
Color values
| HEX | #D4CEBF |
|---|---|
| RGB | 212, 206, 191 |
| HSL | 43°, 20%, 79% |
| HSV | 43°, 10%, 83% |
| CMYK | 0%, 3%, 10%, 17% |
| XYZ | 58.63, 61.90, 58.15 |
| Yxy | 61.90, 0.3281, 0.3464 |
| CIE-Lab | 82.86, -0.50, 8.19 |
| Hunter Lab | 78.68, -0.48, 7.24 |
RGB & CMYK percentages
Red 83% · Green 81% · Blue 75%
Cyan 0% · Magenta 3% · Yellow 10% · Key 17%
CMYK values are unprofiled approximations for screen reference — not a print-proofing guarantee.
Previews
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CSS code for #D4CEBF
.text { color: #D4CEBF; }
.background { background-color: #D4CEBF; }
.border { border: 3px solid #D4CEBF; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(212, 206, 191); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(43, 20%, 79%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #D4CEBF; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(212, 206, 191, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #D4CEBF; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(212, 206, 191, 0.8); }
HTML: <p style="color:#D4CEBF">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#D4CEBF">Div content here</div>
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Color harmonies
Complementary — #BFC5D4:
Analogous:
Triadic:
Contrast & accessibility
| Against white text | 1.57:1 Fails |
|---|---|
| Against black text | 13.38:1 AAA |
Best text color on #D4CEBF: #000000.
Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #D4CEBF
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 #D4CEBF: ·
How #D4CEBF 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 #D4CEBF 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 #D4CEBF?
#D4CEBF is Light Dusty Yellow, a yellow color (RGB 212, 206, 191). Its closest standard named color is Silver.
What is the RGB and HSL of #D4CEBF?
#D4CEBF is RGB 212, 206, 191 — HSL 43°, 20%, 79% — CMYK 0%, 3%, 10%, 17%.
What colors go with #D4CEBF?
Its complement is #BFC5D4; analogous partners are #D4C3BF and #D0D4BF. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.
Can I use #D4CEBF for text?
Black text on #D4CEBF has a contrast ratio of 13.38:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.57:1.