Palettes / Colors / #CDC137

#CDC137 — Yellow

#CDC137 is a yellow color we call Yellow, closest to the named color GoldenRod (#DAA520). It belongs to the yellow family.

#CDC137 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.

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Color values

RGB & CMYK percentages

Red 80% · Green 76% · Blue 22%

Cyan 0% · Magenta 6% · Yellow 73% · Key 20%

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

Previews

CSS code for #CDC137

.text { color: #CDC137; }
.background { background-color: #CDC137; }
.border { border: 3px solid #CDC137; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(205, 193, 55); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(55, 60%, 51%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #CDC137; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(205, 193, 55, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #CDC137; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(205, 193, 55, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#CDC137">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#CDC137">Div content here</div>

Shades of #CDC137

Tints of #CDC137

Tones of #CDC137

Color harmonies

Complementary — #3744CD:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #CDC137: #000000.

How #CDC137 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 #CDC137 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

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Frequently asked questions

What color is #CDC137?

#CDC137 is Yellow, a yellow color (RGB 205, 193, 55). Its closest standard named color is GoldenRod.

What is the RGB and HSL of #CDC137?

#CDC137 is RGB 205, 193, 55 — HSL 55°, 60%, 51% — CMYK 0%, 6%, 73%, 20%.

What colors go with #CDC137?

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

Can I use #CDC137 for text?

Black text on #CDC137 has a contrast ratio of 11.28:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.86:1.