Palettes / Colors / #CDCA42

#CDCA42 — Yellow

#CDCA42 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 #CDCA42 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.

#CDCA42 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 #4244CD; it also sits naturally between #CD8542 and #89CD42. 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 79% · Blue 26%

Cyan 0% · Magenta 1% · Yellow 68% · Key 20%

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

Previews

CSS code for #CDCA42

.text { color: #CDCA42; }
.background { background-color: #CDCA42; }
.border { border: 3px solid #CDCA42; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(205, 202, 66); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(59, 58%, 53%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #CDCA42; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(205, 202, 66, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #CDCA42; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(205, 202, 66, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#CDCA42">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#CDCA42">Div content here</div>

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #4244CD:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #CDCA42: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #CDCA42

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 #CDCA42 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 #CDCA42 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 #CDCA42?

#CDCA42 is Yellow, a yellow color (RGB 205, 202, 66). Its closest standard named color is DarkKhaki.

What is the RGB and HSL of #CDCA42?

#CDCA42 is RGB 205, 202, 66 — HSL 59°, 58%, 53% — CMYK 0%, 1%, 68%, 20%.

What colors go with #CDCA42?

Its complement is #4244CD; analogous partners are #CD8542 and #89CD42. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #CDCA42 for text?

Black text on #CDCA42 has a contrast ratio of 12.12:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.73:1.