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#CDCF29 — Yellow

#CDCF29 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 #CDCF29 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.

#CDCF29 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 #2C29D1; it also sits naturally between #D18029 and #7AD129. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.

#CDCF29 · RGB 205, 207, 41

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Color values

HEX#CDCF29
RGB205, 207, 41
HSL61°, 67%, 49%
HSV61°, 80%, 81%
CMYK1%, 0%, 80%, 19%
XYZ47.89, 57.76, 10.72
Yxy57.76, 0.4115, 0.4964
CIE-Lab80.61, -18.55, 74.20
Hunter Lab76.00, -16.73, 42.26

RGB & CMYK percentages

Red 80% · Green 81% · Blue 16%

Cyan 1% · Magenta 0% · Yellow 80% · Key 19%

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

Previews

Sample text in #CDCF29 on black
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit.
Sample text in #CDCF29 on white
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit.

CSS code for #CDCF29

.text { color: #CDCF29; }
.background { background-color: #CDCF29; }
.border { border: 3px solid #CDCF29; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(205, 207, 41); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(61, 67%, 49%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #CDCF29; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(205, 207, 41, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #CDCF29; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(205, 207, 41, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#CDCF29">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#CDCF29">Div content here</div>

Shades of #CDCF29

#BDC026#A8AA22#97991E#82841A#717317#5C5E13#4C4D0F#37370B#262608#111103

Tints of #CDCF29

#D6D83B#D9DC4C#DEE061#E2E477#E7E88C#EAEC9D#EFF0B2#F3F4C8#F7F7D9#FBFCEE

Tones of #CDCF29

#C2C436#B7B941#ABAC4D#A0A159#949565#898970

Color harmonies

Complementary — #2C29D1:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Against white text1.67:1 Fails
Against black text12.55:1 AAA

Best text color on #CDCF29: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #CDCF29

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 #CDCF29: ·

How #CDCF29 looks with color blindness

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

Protanopia · #CECE51Deuteranopia · #CECE5BTritanopia · #CD7178

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 · #CDDC39Tailwind yellow 500 · #EAB308Material Yellow 500 · #FFEB3B

Palettes with a similar color

These palettes use a close neighbour of #CDCF29 rather than the exact color:

Dusty Ruby Canyon
#BF144C · #DD4530 · #E9BB7D · #CACF27
Dreamy Ruby Drift
#E21ACB · #AC2246 · #DB6421 · #D0CD2D
Electric Ruby Voyage
#DBE156 · #C9D020 · #616511 · #43460C
Crystal Saffron
#CF3E38 · #D99B4B · #C3D02B · #88D256
Velvet Ruby Zephyr
#A2581F · #D5C828 · #B3E46F · #B2EFAC
Cosmic Dusk
#714A11 · #D2D929 · #548A1A · #2EDF21

Similar colors

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

#CACF27#D0CD2D#C9D020#C3D02B#D5C828#D2D929#D2CA32#D0D41F#C9DA2A#D7CA2D#D3C526#CDC733

Browse neighbouring colors

← #CDCF28  ·  #CDCF2A →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #CDCF29?

#CDCF29 is Yellow, a yellow color (RGB 205, 207, 41). Its closest standard named color is GoldenRod.

What is the RGB and HSL of #CDCF29?

#CDCF29 is RGB 205, 207, 41 — HSL 61°, 67%, 49% — CMYK 1%, 0%, 80%, 19%.

What colors go with #CDCF29?

Its complement is #2C29D1; analogous partners are #D18029 and #7AD129. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #CDCF29 for text?

Black text on #CDCF29 has a contrast ratio of 12.55:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.67:1.