Palettes / Colors / #CED03D
#CED03D — Yellow
#CED03D is a yellow color we call Yellow, closest to the named color YellowGreen (#9ACD32). It belongs to the yellow family.
Color name
Closest CSS keyword: yellowgreen (#9ACD32) — not an exact match. CSS yellowgreen gives you #9ACD32, a different color; use #CED03D 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.
#CED03D 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 #403ED0; it also sits naturally between #D08A3E and #85D03E. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.
Color values
| HEX | #CED03D |
|---|---|
| RGB | 206, 208, 61 |
| HSL | 61°, 61%, 53% |
| HSV | 61°, 71%, 82% |
| CMYK | 1%, 0%, 71%, 18% |
| XYZ | 48.85, 58.57, 13.15 |
| Yxy | 58.57, 0.4052, 0.4858 |
| CIE-Lab | 81.05, -17.83, 68.49 |
| Hunter Lab | 76.53, -16.15, 40.73 |
RGB & CMYK percentages
Red 81% · Green 82% · Blue 24%
Cyan 1% · Magenta 0% · Yellow 71% · Key 18%
CMYK values are unprofiled approximations for screen reference — not a print-proofing guarantee.
Previews
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CSS code for #CED03D
.text { color: #CED03D; }
.background { background-color: #CED03D; }
.border { border: 3px solid #CED03D; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(206, 208, 61); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(61, 61%, 53%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #CED03D; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(206, 208, 61, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #CED03D; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(206, 208, 61, 0.8); }
HTML: <p style="color:#CED03D">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#CED03D">Div content here</div>
Shades of #CED03D
Tints of #CED03D
Tones of #CED03D
Color harmonies
Complementary — #403ED0:
Analogous:
Triadic:
Contrast & accessibility
| Against white text | 1.65:1 Fails |
|---|---|
| Against black text | 12.71:1 AAA |
Best text color on #CED03D: #000000.
Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #CED03D
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:
Smaller body text shows the effect best.
Blended color: · Contrast against #CED03D: ·
How #CED03D 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 #CED03D rather than the exact color:
Similar colors
The closest colors that actually appear in our palette collection — click any to open its page:
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Frequently asked questions
What color is #CED03D?
#CED03D is Yellow, a yellow color (RGB 206, 208, 61). Its closest standard named color is YellowGreen.
What is the RGB and HSL of #CED03D?
#CED03D is RGB 206, 208, 61 — HSL 61°, 61%, 53% — CMYK 1%, 0%, 71%, 18%.
What colors go with #CED03D?
Its complement is #403ED0; analogous partners are #D08A3E and #85D03E. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.
Can I use #CED03D for text?
Black text on #CED03D has a contrast ratio of 12.71:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.65:1.