Palettes / Colors / #CEC91C

#CEC91C — Yellow

#CEC91C 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 #CEC91C 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.

#CEC91C 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 #1C22CE; it also sits naturally between #CE6F1C and #7BCE1C. 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 81% · Green 79% · Blue 11%

Cyan 0% · Magenta 2% · Yellow 86% · Key 19%

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

Previews

CSS code for #CEC91C

.text { color: #CEC91C; }
.background { background-color: #CEC91C; }
.border { border: 3px solid #CEC91C; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(206, 201, 28); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(58, 76%, 46%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #CEC91C; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(206, 201, 28, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #CEC91C; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(206, 201, 28, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#CEC91C">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#CEC91C">Div content here</div>

Shades of #CEC91C

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #1C22CE:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #CEC91C: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #CEC91C

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 #CEC91C 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 #CEC91C 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

← #CEC91B  ·  #CEC91D →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #CEC91C?

#CEC91C is Yellow, a yellow color (RGB 206, 201, 28). Its closest standard named color is GoldenRod.

What is the RGB and HSL of #CEC91C?

#CEC91C is RGB 206, 201, 28 — HSL 58°, 76%, 46% — CMYK 0%, 2%, 86%, 19%.

What colors go with #CEC91C?

Its complement is #1C22CE; analogous partners are #CE6F1C and #7BCE1C. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #CEC91C for text?

Black text on #CEC91C has a contrast ratio of 12.00:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.75:1.