Palettes / Colors / #CDCD42

#CDCD42 — Yellow

#CDCD42 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 #CDCD42 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.

#CDCD42 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 #4242CD; it also sits naturally between #CD8742 and #87CD42. 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 26%

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

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

Previews

CSS code for #CDCD42

.text { color: #CDCD42; }
.background { background-color: #CDCD42; }
.border { border: 3px solid #CDCD42; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(205, 205, 66); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(60, 58%, 53%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #CDCD42; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(205, 205, 66, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #CDCD42; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(205, 205, 66, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#CDCD42">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#CDCD42">Div content here</div>

Shades of #CDCD42

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #4242CD:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #CDCD42: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #CDCD42

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 #CDCD42 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 #CDCD42 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 #CDCD42?

#CDCD42 is Yellow, a yellow color (RGB 205, 205, 66). Its closest standard named color is DarkKhaki.

What is the RGB and HSL of #CDCD42?

#CDCD42 is RGB 205, 205, 66 — HSL 60°, 58%, 53% — CMYK 0%, 0%, 68%, 20%.

What colors go with #CDCD42?

Its complement is #4242CD; analogous partners are #CD8742 and #87CD42. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #CDCD42 for text?

Black text on #CDCD42 has a contrast ratio of 12.41:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.69:1.