Palettes / Colors / #CDCD04

#CDCD04 — Vivid Yellow

#CDCD04 is a yellow color we call Vivid Yellow, closest to the named color GoldenRod (#DAA520). It belongs to the yellow family.

#CDCD04 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 #0404CD; it also sits naturally between #CD6904 and #69CD04. 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 80% · Blue 2%

Cyan 0% · Magenta 0% · Yellow 98% · Key 20%

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

Previews

CSS code for #CDCD04

.text { color: #CDCD04; }
.background { background-color: #CDCD04; }
.border { border: 3px solid #CDCD04; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(205, 205, 4); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(60, 96%, 41%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #CDCD04; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(205, 205, 4, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #CDCD04; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(205, 205, 4, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#CDCD04">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#CDCD04">Div content here</div>

Shades of #CDCD04

Tints of #CDCD04

Tones of #CDCD04

Color harmonies

Complementary — #0404CD:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #CDCD04: #000000.

How #CDCD04 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 #CDCD04 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

← #CDCD03  ·  #CDCD05 →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #CDCD04?

#CDCD04 is Vivid Yellow, a yellow color (RGB 205, 205, 4). Its closest standard named color is GoldenRod.

What is the RGB and HSL of #CDCD04?

#CDCD04 is RGB 205, 205, 4 — HSL 60°, 96%, 41% — CMYK 0%, 0%, 98%, 20%.

What colors go with #CDCD04?

Its complement is #0404CD; analogous partners are #CD6904 and #69CD04. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #CDCD04 for text?

Black text on #CDCD04 has a contrast ratio of 12.33:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.70:1.