Palettes / Colors / #CDA618
#CDA618 — Vivid Yellow
#CDA618 is a yellow color we call Vivid Yellow, closest to the named color GoldenRod (#DAA520). It belongs to the yellow family.
Color name
Closest CSS keyword: goldenrod (#DAA520) — not an exact match. CSS goldenrod gives you #DAA520, a different color; use #CDA618 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.
#CDA618 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 #183FCD; it also sits naturally between #CD4B18 and #9ACD18. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.
Color values
| HEX | #CDA618 |
|---|---|
| RGB | 205, 166, 24 |
| HSL | 47°, 79%, 45% |
| HSV | 47°, 88%, 80% |
| CMYK | 0%, 19%, 88%, 20% |
| XYZ | 38.98, 40.32, 6.59 |
| Yxy | 40.32, 0.4538, 0.4694 |
| CIE-Lab | 69.70, 2.10, 69.22 |
| Hunter Lab | 63.50, 1.88, 36.18 |
RGB & CMYK percentages
Red 80% · Green 65% · Blue 9%
Cyan 0% · Magenta 19% · Yellow 88% · Key 20%
CMYK values are unprofiled approximations for screen reference — not a print-proofing guarantee.
Previews
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CSS code for #CDA618
.text { color: #CDA618; }
.background { background-color: #CDA618; }
.border { border: 3px solid #CDA618; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(205, 166, 24); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(47, 79%, 45%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #CDA618; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(205, 166, 24, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #CDA618; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(205, 166, 24, 0.8); }
HTML: <p style="color:#CDA618">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#CDA618">Div content here</div>
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Color harmonies
Complementary — #183FCD:
Analogous:
Triadic:
Contrast & accessibility
| Against white text | 2.32:1 Fails |
|---|---|
| Against black text | 9.06:1 AAA |
Best text color on #CDA618: #000000.
Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #CDA618
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 #CDA618: ·
How #CDA618 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 #CDA618 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 #CDA618?
#CDA618 is Vivid Yellow, a yellow color (RGB 205, 166, 24). Its closest standard named color is GoldenRod.
What is the RGB and HSL of #CDA618?
#CDA618 is RGB 205, 166, 24 — HSL 47°, 79%, 45% — CMYK 0%, 19%, 88%, 20%.
What colors go with #CDA618?
Its complement is #183FCD; analogous partners are #CD4B18 and #9ACD18. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.
Can I use #CDA618 for text?
Black text on #CDA618 has a contrast ratio of 9.06:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 2.32:1.