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#CDCF33 — Yellow

#CDCF33 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 #CDCF33 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.

#CDCF33 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 #3735D0; it also sits naturally between #D08535 and #7FD035. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.

#CDCF33 · RGB 205, 207, 51

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Color values

HEX#CDCF33
RGB205, 207, 51
HSL61°, 62%, 51%
HSV61°, 75%, 81%
CMYK1%, 0%, 75%, 19%
XYZ48.09, 57.84, 11.76
Yxy57.84, 0.4086, 0.4915
CIE-Lab80.65, -18.19, 71.39
Hunter Lab76.06, -16.43, 41.46

RGB & CMYK percentages

Red 80% · Green 81% · Blue 20%

Cyan 1% · Magenta 0% · Yellow 75% · Key 19%

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

Previews

Sample text in #CDCF33 on black
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit.
Sample text in #CDCF33 on white
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit.

CSS code for #CDCF33

.text { color: #CDCF33; }
.background { background-color: #CDCF33; }
.border { border: 3px solid #CDCF33; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(205, 207, 51); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(61, 62%, 51%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #CDCF33; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(205, 207, 51, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #CDCF33; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(205, 207, 51, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#CDCF33">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#CDCF33">Div content here</div>

Shades of #CDCF33

#BCBE2D#ABAE29#979924#83841F#72741B#5E5F16#494A11#35360D#252509#101104

Tints of #CDCF33

#D2D449#D6D85A#DBDD6E#DFE17F#E4E694#E9EAA4#EEEFB9#F2F2C9#F7F7DE#FBFBEE

Tones of #CDCF33

#C2C440#B7B94B#ACAE56#A3A460#98996C#8D8D77

Color harmonies

Complementary — #3735D0:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Against white text1.67:1 Fails
Against black text12.57:1 AAA

Best text color on #CDCF33: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #CDCF33

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 #CDCF33: ·

How #CDCF33 looks with color blindness

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

Protanopia · #CECE59Deuteranopia · #CECE62Tritanopia · #CD777D

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 · #CDDC39Material Yellow 500 · #FFEB3BTailwind yellow 500 · #EAB308

Palettes with a similar color

These palettes use a close neighbour of #CDCF33 rather than the exact color:

Burning Bloom
#751C26 · #93462B · #927033 · #CACE37
Dreamy Ruby Drift
#E21ACB · #AC2246 · #DB6421 · #D0CD2D
Wild Ruby Breeze
#F2F0D4 · #D3CD64 · #D2CA32 · #A19B26
Palette Cdc733
#CDC733 · #966C3B · #D0AF84 · #FFE6CA
Dusty Ruby Canyon
#BF144C · #DD4530 · #E9BB7D · #CACF27
Lucky Voyage
#CF6B49 · #EAC083 · #D7CA2D · #B2D254

Similar colors

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

#CACE37#D0CD2D#D2CA32#CDC733#CACF27#D7CA2D#C3D02B#CBC63C#C0CA37#C9DA2A#D2D929#D5C828

Browse neighbouring colors

← #CDCF32  ·  #CDCF34 →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #CDCF33?

#CDCF33 is Yellow, a yellow color (RGB 205, 207, 51). Its closest standard named color is GoldenRod.

What is the RGB and HSL of #CDCF33?

#CDCF33 is RGB 205, 207, 51 — HSL 61°, 62%, 51% — CMYK 1%, 0%, 75%, 19%.

What colors go with #CDCF33?

Its complement is #3735D0; analogous partners are #D08535 and #7FD035. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #CDCF33 for text?

Black text on #CDCF33 has a contrast ratio of 12.57:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.67:1.