Palettes / Colors / #D5CCB3

#D5CCB3 — Light Dusty Yellow

#D5CCB3 is a yellow color we call Light Dusty Yellow, closest to the named color Silver (#C0C0C0). It belongs to the yellow family.

#D5CCB3 is a warm yellow color associated with optimism, attention and cheer. It sits comfortably in the middle: usable for large areas in soft schemes, or as a supporting color beside something stronger.

Its strongest partner is its complement #B3BCD5; it also sits naturally between #D5BBB3 and #CDD5B3. 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 84% · Green 80% · Blue 70%

Cyan 0% · Magenta 4% · Yellow 16% · Key 16%

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

Previews

CSS code for #D5CCB3

.text { color: #D5CCB3; }
.background { background-color: #D5CCB3; }
.border { border: 3px solid #D5CCB3; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(213, 204, 179); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(44, 29%, 77%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #D5CCB3; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(213, 204, 179, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #D5CCB3; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(213, 204, 179, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#D5CCB3">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#D5CCB3">Div content here</div>

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #B3BCD5:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #D5CCB3: #000000.

How #D5CCB3 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 #D5CCB3 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

← #D5CCB2  ·  #D5CCB4 →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #D5CCB3?

#D5CCB3 is Light Dusty Yellow, a yellow color (RGB 213, 204, 179). Its closest standard named color is Silver.

What is the RGB and HSL of #D5CCB3?

#D5CCB3 is RGB 213, 204, 179 — HSL 44°, 29%, 77% — CMYK 0%, 4%, 16%, 16%.

What colors go with #D5CCB3?

Its complement is #B3BCD5; analogous partners are #D5BBB3 and #CDD5B3. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #D5CCB3 for text?

Black text on #D5CCB3 has a contrast ratio of 13.12:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.60:1.