Palettes / Colors / #CDC40D

#CDC40D — Vivid Yellow

#CDC40D is a yellow color we call Vivid 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 #CDC40D 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.

#CDC40D 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 #0D17CE; it also sits naturally between #CE640D and #77CE0D. 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 77% · Blue 5%

Cyan 0% · Magenta 4% · Yellow 94% · Key 20%

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

Previews

CSS code for #CDC40D

.text { color: #CDC40D; }
.background { background-color: #CDC40D; }
.border { border: 3px solid #CDC40D; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(205, 196, 13); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(57, 88%, 43%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #CDC40D; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(205, 196, 13, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #CDC40D; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(205, 196, 13, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#CDC40D">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#CDC40D">Div content here</div>

Shades of #CDC40D

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #0D17CE:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #CDC40D: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #CDC40D

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 #CDC40D 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 #CDC40D 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

← #CDC40C  ·  #CDC40E →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #CDC40D?

#CDC40D is Vivid Yellow, a yellow color (RGB 205, 196, 13). Its closest standard named color is GoldenRod.

What is the RGB and HSL of #CDC40D?

#CDC40D is RGB 205, 196, 13 — HSL 57°, 88%, 43% — CMYK 0%, 4%, 94%, 20%.

What colors go with #CDC40D?

Its complement is #0D17CE; analogous partners are #CE640D and #77CE0D. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #CDC40D for text?

Black text on #CDC40D has a contrast ratio of 11.50:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.83:1.