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#CDC447 — Yellow

#CDC447 is a yellow color we call Yellow, closest to the named color DarkKhaki (#BDB76B). It belongs to the yellow family.

Color name

Closest CSS keyword: darkkhaki (#BDB76B) — not an exact match. CSS darkkhaki gives you #BDB76B, a different color; use #CDC447 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.

#CDC447 is a warm yellow color associated with optimism, attention and cheer. It sits comfortably in the middle: usable for large areas in soft schemes, or as a supporting color beside something stronger.

Its strongest partner is its complement #4750CD; it also sits naturally between #CD8147 and #93CD47. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.

#CDC447 · RGB 205, 196, 71

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Color values

HEX#CDC447
RGB205, 196, 71
HSL56°, 57%, 54%
HSV56°, 65%, 80%
CMYK0%, 4%, 65%, 20%
XYZ46.05, 52.91, 13.75
Yxy52.91, 0.4086, 0.4694
CIE-Lab77.82, -11.70, 61.43
Hunter Lab72.74, -10.57, 37.13

RGB & CMYK percentages

Red 80% · Green 77% · Blue 28%

Cyan 0% · Magenta 4% · Yellow 65% · Key 20%

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

Previews

Sample text in #CDC447 on black
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit.
Sample text in #CDC447 on white
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit.

CSS code for #CDC447

.text { color: #CDC447; }
.background { background-color: #CDC447; }
.border { border: 3px solid #CDC447; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(205, 196, 71); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(56, 57%, 54%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #CDC447; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(205, 196, 71, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #CDC447; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(205, 196, 71, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#CDC447">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#CDC447">Div content here</div>

Shades of #CDC447

#C4BB36#B0A830#9C952B#888225#746E20#605B1A#4C4815#38350F#24220A#100F04

Tints of #CDC447

#D1C957#D5CE67#DBD47B#DFDA8B#E4DF9B#E8E4AB#ECE9BB#F2F0CF#F6F5DF#FBFAEF

Tones of #CDC447

#C3BC50#BAB35A#B0AB63#A6A26E#9C9A77#939280

Color harmonies

Complementary — #4750CD:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Against white text1.81:1 Fails
Against black text11.58:1 AAA

Best text color on #CDC447: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #CDC447

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 #CDC447: ·

How #CDC447 looks with color blindness

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

Protanopia · #C9C965Deuteranopia · #CACA6DTritanopia · #CD7D82

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 · #CDDC39Material Yellow 500 · #FFEB3BMaterial Light Green 500 · #8BC34A

Palettes with a similar color

These palettes use a close neighbour of #CDC447 rather than the exact color:

Vintage Petal
#BF3446 · #553014 · #C6C441 · #3D661A
Vivid Ruby Solace
#C57C3A · #C8C74F · #6BA338 · #46AB4A
Frozen Cascade
#B85741 · #B67D2F · #CBC63C · #B9D586
Gentle Bloom
#30A6AE · #CF52C7 · #C5CE4C · #D8EFED
Vivid Drift
#BDC045 · #77C647 · #276835 · #2F7D6E
Gentle Ruby Aurora
#E2DFA6 · #D4CF81 · #C0B949 · #B3AA2E

Similar colors

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

#C6C441#C8C74F#CBC63C#C5CE4C#BDC045#C0B949#DAC652#D6C756#D8D051#CACE37#C5C135#B9C249

Browse neighbouring colors

← #CDC446  ·  #CDC448 →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #CDC447?

#CDC447 is Yellow, a yellow color (RGB 205, 196, 71). Its closest standard named color is DarkKhaki.

What is the RGB and HSL of #CDC447?

#CDC447 is RGB 205, 196, 71 — HSL 56°, 57%, 54% — CMYK 0%, 4%, 65%, 20%.

What colors go with #CDC447?

Its complement is #4750CD; analogous partners are #CD8147 and #93CD47. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #CDC447 for text?

Black text on #CDC447 has a contrast ratio of 11.58:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.81:1.