Palettes / Colors / #CDDA67

#CDDA67 — Yellow

#CDDA67 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 #CDDA67 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.

#CDDA67 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 #7567DA; it also sits naturally between #DAAE67 and #93DA67. 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 85% · Blue 40%

Cyan 6% · Magenta 0% · Yellow 53% · Key 15%

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

Previews

CSS code for #CDDA67

.text { color: #CDDA67; }
.background { background-color: #CDDA67; }
.border { border: 3px solid #CDDA67; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(205, 218, 103); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(67, 61%, 63%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #CDDA67; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(205, 218, 103, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #CDDA67; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(205, 218, 103, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#CDDA67">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#CDDA67">Div content here</div>

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #7567DA:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #CDDA67: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #CDDA67

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 #CDDA67 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 #CDDA67 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 #CDDA67?

#CDDA67 is Yellow, a yellow color (RGB 205, 218, 103). Its closest standard named color is DarkKhaki.

What is the RGB and HSL of #CDDA67?

#CDDA67 is RGB 205, 218, 103 — HSL 67°, 61%, 63% — CMYK 6%, 0%, 53%, 15%.

What colors go with #CDDA67?

Its complement is #7567DA; analogous partners are #DAAE67 and #93DA67. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #CDDA67 for text?

Black text on #CDDA67 has a contrast ratio of 13.82:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.52:1.