Palettes / Colors / #CECD3E

#CECD3E — Yellow

#CECD3E 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 #CECD3E 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.

#CECD3E 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 #3F3FCF; it also sits naturally between #CF873F and #87CF3F. 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 80% · Blue 24%

Cyan 0% · Magenta 0% · Yellow 70% · Key 19%

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

Previews

CSS code for #CECD3E

.text { color: #CECD3E; }
.background { background-color: #CECD3E; }
.border { border: 3px solid #CECD3E; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(206, 205, 62); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(60, 60%, 53%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #CECD3E; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(206, 205, 62, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #CECD3E; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(206, 205, 62, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#CECD3E">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#CECD3E">Div content here</div>

Shades of #CECD3E

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Tones of #CECD3E

Color harmonies

Complementary — #3F3FCF:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #CECD3E: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #CECD3E

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 #CECD3E 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 #CECD3E 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

← #CECD3D  ·  #CECD3F →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #CECD3E?

#CECD3E is Yellow, a yellow color (RGB 206, 205, 62). Its closest standard named color is GoldenRod.

What is the RGB and HSL of #CECD3E?

#CECD3E is RGB 206, 205, 62 — HSL 60°, 60%, 53% — CMYK 0%, 0%, 70%, 19%.

What colors go with #CECD3E?

Its complement is #3F3FCF; analogous partners are #CF873F and #87CF3F. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #CECD3E for text?

Black text on #CECD3E has a contrast ratio of 12.43:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.69:1.