Palettes / Colors / #CDBE30
#CDBE30 — Yellow
#CDBE30 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 #CDBE30 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.
#CDBE30 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 #3040CF; it also sits naturally between #CF7030 and #8FCF30. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.
Color values
| HEX | #CDBE30 |
|---|---|
| RGB | 205, 190, 48 |
| HSL | 54°, 62%, 50% |
| HSV | 54°, 77%, 80% |
| CMYK | 0%, 7%, 77%, 20% |
| XYZ | 44.12, 50.02, 10.13 |
| Yxy | 50.02, 0.4232, 0.4797 |
| CIE-Lab | 76.08, -9.75, 68.15 |
| Hunter Lab | 70.72, -8.76, 38.60 |
RGB & CMYK percentages
Red 80% · Green 75% · Blue 19%
Cyan 0% · Magenta 7% · Yellow 77% · Key 20%
CMYK values are unprofiled approximations for screen reference — not a print-proofing guarantee.
Previews
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CSS code for #CDBE30
.text { color: #CDBE30; }
.background { background-color: #CDBE30; }
.border { border: 3px solid #CDBE30; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(205, 190, 48); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(54, 62%, 50%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #CDBE30; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(205, 190, 48, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #CDBE30; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(205, 190, 48, 0.8); }
HTML: <p style="color:#CDBE30">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#CDBE30">Div content here</div>
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Color harmonies
Complementary — #3040CF:
Analogous:
Triadic:
Contrast & accessibility
| Against white text | 1.91:1 Fails |
|---|---|
| Against black text | 11.00:1 AAA |
Best text color on #CDBE30: #000000.
Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #CDBE30
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 #CDBE30: ·
How #CDBE30 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 #CDBE30 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 #CDBE30?
#CDBE30 is Yellow, a yellow color (RGB 205, 190, 48). Its closest standard named color is GoldenRod.
What is the RGB and HSL of #CDBE30?
#CDBE30 is RGB 205, 190, 48 — HSL 54°, 62%, 50% — CMYK 0%, 7%, 77%, 20%.
What colors go with #CDBE30?
Its complement is #3040CF; analogous partners are #CF7030 and #8FCF30. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.
Can I use #CDBE30 for text?
Black text on #CDBE30 has a contrast ratio of 11.00:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.91:1.