Palettes / Colors / #CDCF47

#CDCF47 — Yellow

#CDCF47 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 #CDCF47 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.

#CDCF47 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 #4B49D0; it also sits naturally between #D08F49 and #8AD049. 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 81% · Blue 28%

Cyan 1% · Magenta 0% · Yellow 66% · Key 19%

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

Previews

CSS code for #CDCF47

.text { color: #CDCF47; }
.background { background-color: #CDCF47; }
.border { border: 3px solid #CDCF47; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(205, 207, 71); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(61, 59%, 55%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #CDCF47; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(205, 207, 71, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #CDCF47; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(205, 207, 71, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#CDCF47">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#CDCF47">Div content here</div>

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #4B49D0:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #CDCF47: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #CDCF47

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 #CDCF47 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 #CDCF47 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 #CDCF47?

#CDCF47 is Yellow, a yellow color (RGB 205, 207, 71). Its closest standard named color is DarkKhaki.

What is the RGB and HSL of #CDCF47?

#CDCF47 is RGB 205, 207, 71 — HSL 61°, 59%, 55% — CMYK 1%, 0%, 66%, 19%.

What colors go with #CDCF47?

Its complement is #4B49D0; analogous partners are #D08F49 and #8AD049. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #CDCF47 for text?

Black text on #CDCF47 has a contrast ratio of 12.61:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.67:1.