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#CDC136 — Yellow

#CDC136 is a yellow color we call Yellow, closest to the named color GoldenRod (#DAA520). It belongs to the yellow family.

#CDC136 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 #3744CD; it also sits naturally between #CD7637 and #8FCD37. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.

#CDC136 · RGB 205, 193, 54

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Color values

HEX#CDC136
RGB205, 193, 54
HSL55°, 60%, 51%
HSV55°, 74%, 80%
CMYK0%, 6%, 74%, 20%
XYZ44.91, 51.39, 11.04
Yxy51.39, 0.4184, 0.4787
CIE-Lab76.91, -11.04, 66.93
Hunter Lab71.68, -9.94, 38.57

RGB & CMYK percentages

Red 80% · Green 76% · Blue 21%

Cyan 0% · Magenta 6% · Yellow 74% · Key 20%

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

Previews

Sample text in #CDC136 on black
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit.
Sample text in #CDC136 on white
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit.

CSS code for #CDC136

.text { color: #CDC136; }
.background { background-color: #CDC136; }
.border { border: 3px solid #CDC136; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(205, 193, 54); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(55, 60%, 51%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #CDC136; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(205, 193, 54, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #CDC136; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(205, 193, 54, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#CDC136">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#CDC136">Div content here</div>

Shades of #CDC136

#BCB02F#ABA12B#978E26#837A21#726B1D#5E5817#494512#35320D#252209#100F04

Tints of #CDC136

#D2C74B#D6CC5C#DBD270#DFD781#E4DE95#E9E3A5#EEE9BA#F2EECA#F7F5DE#FBFAEF

Tones of #CDC136

#C2B742#B8AF4C#ADA558#A39D62#97946D#8D8B77

Color harmonies

Complementary — #3744CD:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Against white text1.86:1 Fails
Against black text11.28:1 AAA

Best text color on #CDC136: #000000.

How #CDC136 looks with color blindness

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

Protanopia · #C8C858Deuteranopia · #C9C960Tritanopia · #CC7278

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 #CDC136 rather than the exact color:

Dusty Ruby Horizon
#95289F · #CABC33 · #59D5CA · #EED5EF
Palette Cdc733
#CDC733 · #966C3B · #D0AF84 · #FFE6CA
Frozen Cascade
#B85741 · #B67D2F · #CBC63C · #B9D586
Dusty Ruby Mosaic
#B64436 · #DE9E53 · #C5C135 · #709F2B
Wild Ruby Breeze
#F2F0D4 · #D3CD64 · #D2CA32 · #A19B26
Vintage Petal
#BF3446 · #553014 · #C6C441 · #3D661A

Similar colors

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

#CABC33#CDC733#CBC63C#C5C135#D2CA32#C6C441#CACE37#C1C230#C2C52E#D0CD2D#C0CA37#D7CA2D

Browse neighbouring colors

← #CDC135  ·  #CDC137 →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #CDC136?

#CDC136 is Yellow, a yellow color (RGB 205, 193, 54). Its closest standard named color is GoldenRod.

What is the RGB and HSL of #CDC136?

#CDC136 is RGB 205, 193, 54 — HSL 55°, 60%, 51% — CMYK 0%, 6%, 74%, 20%.

What colors go with #CDC136?

Its complement is #3744CD; analogous partners are #CD7637 and #8FCD37. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #CDC136 for text?

Black text on #CDC136 has a contrast ratio of 11.28:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.86:1.