Palettes / Colors / #CDCD22

#CDCD22 — Yellow

#CDCD22 is a yellow color we call 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 #CDCD22 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.

#CDCD22 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 #2222CE; it also sits naturally between #CE7822 and #78CE22. 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 13%

Cyan 0% · Magenta 0% · Yellow 83% · Key 20%

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

Previews

CSS code for #CDCD22

.text { color: #CDCD22; }
.background { background-color: #CDCD22; }
.border { border: 3px solid #CDCD22; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(205, 205, 34); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(60, 72%, 47%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #CDCD22; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(205, 205, 34, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #CDCD22; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(205, 205, 34, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#CDCD22">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#CDCD22">Div content here</div>

Shades of #CDCD22

Tints of #CDCD22

Tones of #CDCD22

Color harmonies

Complementary — #2222CE:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #CDCD22: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #CDCD22

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 #CDCD22 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 #CDCD22 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

← #CDCD21  ·  #CDCD23 →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #CDCD22?

#CDCD22 is Yellow, a yellow color (RGB 205, 205, 34). Its closest standard named color is GoldenRod.

What is the RGB and HSL of #CDCD22?

#CDCD22 is RGB 205, 205, 34 — HSL 60°, 72%, 47% — CMYK 0%, 0%, 83%, 20%.

What colors go with #CDCD22?

Its complement is #2222CE; analogous partners are #CE7822 and #78CE22. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #CDCD22 for text?

Black text on #CDCD22 has a contrast ratio of 12.35:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.70:1.