Palettes / Colors / #CDAE25

#CDAE25 — Yellow

#CDAE25 is a yellow color we call 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 #CDAE25 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.

#CDAE25 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 #2543CB; it also sits naturally between #CB5A25 and #96CB25. 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 68% · Blue 15%

Cyan 0% · Magenta 15% · Yellow 82% · Key 20%

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

Previews

CSS code for #CDAE25

.text { color: #CDAE25; }
.background { background-color: #CDAE25; }
.border { border: 3px solid #CDAE25; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(205, 174, 37); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(49, 69%, 47%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #CDAE25; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(205, 174, 37, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #CDAE25; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(205, 174, 37, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#CDAE25">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#CDAE25">Div content here</div>

Shades of #CDAE25

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #2543CB:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #CDAE25: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #CDAE25

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:

How #CDAE25 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 #CDAE25 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

← #CDAE24  ·  #CDAE26 →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #CDAE25?

#CDAE25 is Yellow, a yellow color (RGB 205, 174, 37). Its closest standard named color is GoldenRod.

What is the RGB and HSL of #CDAE25?

#CDAE25 is RGB 205, 174, 37 — HSL 49°, 69%, 47% — CMYK 0%, 15%, 82%, 20%.

What colors go with #CDAE25?

Its complement is #2543CB; analogous partners are #CB5A25 and #96CB25. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #CDAE25 for text?

Black text on #CDAE25 has a contrast ratio of 9.68:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 2.17:1.