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#CDC034 — Yellow

#CDC034 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 #CDC034 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.

#CDC034 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 #3340CC; it also sits naturally between #CC7333 and #8CCC33. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.

#CDC034 · RGB 205, 192, 52

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Color values

HEX#CDC034
RGB205, 192, 52
HSL55°, 60%, 50%
HSV55°, 75%, 80%
CMYK0%, 6%, 75%, 20%
XYZ44.65, 50.93, 10.73
Yxy50.93, 0.4200, 0.4791
CIE-Lab76.63, -10.61, 67.35
Hunter Lab71.36, -9.55, 38.59

RGB & CMYK percentages

Red 80% · Green 75% · Blue 20%

Cyan 0% · Magenta 6% · Yellow 75% · Key 20%

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

Previews

Sample text in #CDC034 on black
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit.
Sample text in #CDC034 on white
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit.

CSS code for #CDC034

.text { color: #CDC034; }
.background { background-color: #CDC034; }
.border { border: 3px solid #CDC034; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(205, 192, 52); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(55, 60%, 50%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #CDC034; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(205, 192, 52, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #CDC034; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(205, 192, 52, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#CDC034">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#CDC034">Div content here</div>

Shades of #CDC034

#B8AC2E#A79D2A#938A25#837A21#6E671C#5A5416#494512#35320D#252209#100F04

Tints of #CDC034

#D1C647#D5CB58#DAD16C#DED67C#E3DD91#E9E3A5#EDE8B6#F2EECA#F6F4DA#FBFAEF

Tones of #CDC034

#C1B63E#B6AD49#ABA454#A19B5E#95926A#8B8974

Color harmonies

Complementary — #3340CC:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Against white text1.88:1 Fails
Against black text11.19:1 AAA

Best text color on #CDC034: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #CDC034

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:

100%
Sample heading text
Smaller body text shows the effect best.

Blended color: · Contrast against #CDC034: ·

How #CDC034 looks with color blindness

Simulated with standard Machado color-vision-deficiency matrices — useful when this color carries meaning in charts, maps or interfaces:

Protanopia · #C7C756Deuteranopia · #C8C95ETritanopia · #CC7176

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:

Material Lime 500 · #CDDC39Tailwind yellow 500 · #EAB308Material Yellow 500 · #FFEB3B

Palettes with a similar color

These palettes use a close neighbour of #CDC034 rather than the exact color:

Dusty Ruby Horizon
#95289F · #CABC33 · #59D5CA · #EED5EF
Palette Cdc733
#CDC733 · #966C3B · #D0AF84 · #FFE6CA
Dusty Ruby Mosaic
#B64436 · #DE9E53 · #C5C135 · #709F2B
Frozen Cascade
#B85741 · #B67D2F · #CBC63C · #B9D586
Wild Ruby Breeze
#F2F0D4 · #D3CD64 · #D2CA32 · #A19B26
Amber Ruby Summit
#DDAB74 · #C1C230 · #76C229 · #6DDC6B

Similar colors

The closest colors that actually appear in our palette collection — click any to open its page:

#CABC33#CDC733#C5C135#CBC63C#D2CA32#C1C230#C2C52E#CACE37#D0CD2D#D8BD2A#C6C441#D7CA2D

Browse neighbouring colors

← #CDC033  ·  #CDC035 →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #CDC034?

#CDC034 is Yellow, a yellow color (RGB 205, 192, 52). Its closest standard named color is GoldenRod.

What is the RGB and HSL of #CDC034?

#CDC034 is RGB 205, 192, 52 — HSL 55°, 60%, 50% — CMYK 0%, 6%, 75%, 20%.

What colors go with #CDC034?

Its complement is #3340CC; analogous partners are #CC7333 and #8CCC33. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #CDC034 for text?

Black text on #CDC034 has a contrast ratio of 11.19:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.88:1.