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#CDCF50 — Yellow

#CDCF50 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 #CDCF50 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.

#CDCF50 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 #514FCF; it also sits naturally between #CF914F and #8DCF4F. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.

#CDCF50 · RGB 205, 207, 80

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Color values

HEX#CDCF50
RGB205, 207, 80
HSL61°, 57%, 56%
HSV61°, 61%, 81%
CMYK1%, 0%, 61%, 19%
XYZ48.94, 58.18, 16.24
Yxy58.18, 0.3967, 0.4717
CIE-Lab80.84, -16.67, 60.90
Hunter Lab76.28, -15.13, 38.03

RGB & CMYK percentages

Red 80% · Green 81% · Blue 31%

Cyan 1% · Magenta 0% · Yellow 61% · Key 19%

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

Previews

Sample text in #CDCF50 on black
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit.
Sample text in #CDCF50 on white
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit.

CSS code for #CDCF50

.text { color: #CDCF50; }
.background { background-color: #CDCF50; }
.border { border: 3px solid #CDCF50; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(205, 207, 80); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(61, 57%, 56%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #CDCF50; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(205, 207, 80, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #CDCF50; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(205, 207, 80, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#CDCF50">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#CDCF50">Div content here</div>

Shades of #CDCF50

#C7C93B#B6B832#9EA02C#8A8C26#777821#63641B#4F5016#37380F#24240A#101004

Tints of #CDCF50

#D1D35F#D6D86F#DADC7F#DFE08F#E4E59F#E8E9AF#EDEDBF#F1F2CF#F6F6DF#FAFBEF

Tones of #CDCF50

#C4C658#BBBD61#B3B46A#A9AA74#A0A17D#979886

Color harmonies

Complementary — #514FCF:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Against white text1.66:1 Fails
Against black text12.64:1 AAA

Best text color on #CDCF50: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #CDCF50

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 #CDCF50: ·

How #CDCF50 looks with color blindness

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

Protanopia · #CECE6FDeuteranopia · #CECE76Tritanopia · #CD878C

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 · #FFEB3BMaterial Light Green 500 · #8BC34A

Palettes with a similar color

These palettes use a close neighbour of #CDCF50 rather than the exact color:

Gentle Bloom
#30A6AE · #CF52C7 · #C5CE4C · #D8EFED
Vivid Ruby Solace
#C57C3A · #C8C74F · #6BA338 · #46AB4A
Palette Cece5a
#CECE5A · #FFE17B · #FD8D14 · #C51605
Frozen Ruby Lagoon
#76272D · #C8956C · #CECB5A · #7BBF37
Rustic Ruby Zephyr
#A427AC · #D8D051 · #48D6CD · #DCB4E5
Velvet Ruby Solace
#9B2544 · #CB7546 · #D8D351 · #528D28

Similar colors

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

#C5CE4C#C8C74F#CECE5A#CECB5A#D8D051#D8D351#C8D559#D6C756#DBD44F#DAC652#BED754#D6D85D

Browse neighbouring colors

← #CDCF4F  ·  #CDCF51 →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #CDCF50?

#CDCF50 is Yellow, a yellow color (RGB 205, 207, 80). Its closest standard named color is DarkKhaki.

What is the RGB and HSL of #CDCF50?

#CDCF50 is RGB 205, 207, 80 — HSL 61°, 57%, 56% — CMYK 1%, 0%, 61%, 19%.

What colors go with #CDCF50?

Its complement is #514FCF; analogous partners are #CF914F and #8DCF4F. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #CDCF50 for text?

Black text on #CDCF50 has a contrast ratio of 12.64:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.66:1.