Palettes / Colors / #CD9F32

#CD9F32 — Yellow

#CD9F32 is a yellow color we call Yellow, closest to the named color GoldenRod (#DAA520). It belongs to the yellow family.

#CD9F32 is a warm yellow color associated with optimism, attention and cheer. It is saturated enough to be the accent — buttons, highlights and calls to action — while neutrals do the quiet work around it.

Its strongest partner is its complement #3260CD; it also sits naturally between #CD5132 and #AECD32. 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 80% · Green 62% · Blue 20%

Cyan 0% · Magenta 22% · Yellow 76% · Key 20%

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

Previews

CSS code for #CD9F32

.text { color: #CD9F32; }
.background { background-color: #CD9F32; }
.border { border: 3px solid #CD9F32; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(205, 159, 50); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(42, 61%, 50%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #CD9F32; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(205, 159, 50, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #CD9F32; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(205, 159, 50, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#CD9F32">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#CD9F32">Div content here</div>

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #3260CD:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #CD9F32: #000000.

How #CD9F32 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 #CD9F32 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

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Frequently asked questions

What color is #CD9F32?

#CD9F32 is Yellow, a yellow color (RGB 205, 159, 50). Its closest standard named color is GoldenRod.

What is the RGB and HSL of #CD9F32?

#CD9F32 is RGB 205, 159, 50 — HSL 42°, 61%, 50% — CMYK 0%, 22%, 76%, 20%.

What colors go with #CD9F32?

Its complement is #3260CD; analogous partners are #CD5132 and #AECD32. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #CD9F32 for text?

Black text on #CD9F32 has a contrast ratio of 8.60:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 2.44:1.