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#CDCF35 — Yellow

#CDCF35 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 #CDCF35 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.

#CDCF35 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.

#CDCF35 · RGB 205, 207, 53

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Color values

HEX#CDCF35
RGB205, 207, 53
HSL61°, 62%, 51%
HSV61°, 74%, 81%
CMYK1%, 0%, 74%, 19%
XYZ48.13, 57.86, 12.00
Yxy57.86, 0.4079, 0.4904
CIE-Lab80.66, -18.11, 70.77
Hunter Lab76.07, -16.36, 41.28

RGB & CMYK percentages

Red 80% · Green 81% · Blue 21%

Cyan 1% · Magenta 0% · Yellow 74% · Key 19%

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

Previews

Sample text in #CDCF35 on black
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit.
Sample text in #CDCF35 on white
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit.

CSS code for #CDCF35

.text { color: #CDCF35; }
.background { background-color: #CDCF35; }
.border { border: 3px solid #CDCF35; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(205, 207, 53); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(61, 62%, 51%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #CDCF35; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(205, 207, 53, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #CDCF35; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(205, 207, 53, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#CDCF35">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#CDCF35">Div content here</div>

Shades of #CDCF35

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

Tints of #CDCF35

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

Tones of #CDCF35

#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 #CDCF35: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #CDCF35

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 #CDCF35: ·

How #CDCF35 looks with color blindness

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

Protanopia · #CECE5ADeuteranopia · #CECE63Tritanopia · #CD787E

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 #CDCF35 rather than the exact color:

Burning Bloom
#751C26 · #93462B · #927033 · #CACE37
Wild Ruby Breeze
#F2F0D4 · #D3CD64 · #D2CA32 · #A19B26
Palette Cdc733
#CDC733 · #966C3B · #D0AF84 · #FFE6CA
Dreamy Ruby Drift
#E21ACB · #AC2246 · #DB6421 · #D0CD2D
Frozen Cascade
#B85741 · #B67D2F · #CBC63C · #B9D586
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#D2CA32#CDC733#D0CD2D#CBC63C#D7CA2D#C0CA37#C3D02B#CACF27#C9DA2A#D2DE32#C5C135

Browse neighbouring colors

← #CDCF34  ·  #CDCF36 →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #CDCF35?

#CDCF35 is Yellow, a yellow color (RGB 205, 207, 53). Its closest standard named color is GoldenRod.

What is the RGB and HSL of #CDCF35?

#CDCF35 is RGB 205, 207, 53 — HSL 61°, 62%, 51% — CMYK 1%, 0%, 74%, 19%.

What colors go with #CDCF35?

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

Can I use #CDCF35 for text?

Black text on #CDCF35 has a contrast ratio of 12.57:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.67:1.