Palettes / Colors / #CED042

#CED042 — Yellow

#CED042 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 #CED042 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.

#CED042 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 #4643D0; it also sits naturally between #D08C43 and #87D043. 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 82% · Blue 26%

Cyan 1% · Magenta 0% · Yellow 68% · Key 18%

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

Previews

CSS code for #CED042

.text { color: #CED042; }
.background { background-color: #CED042; }
.border { border: 3px solid #CED042; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(206, 208, 66); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(61, 60%, 54%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #CED042; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(206, 208, 66, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #CED042; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(206, 208, 66, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#CED042">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#CED042">Div content here</div>

Shades of #CED042

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #4643D0:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #CED042: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #CED042

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 #CED042 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 #CED042 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

← #CED041  ·  #CED043 →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #CED042?

#CED042 is Yellow, a yellow color (RGB 206, 208, 66). Its closest standard named color is DarkKhaki.

What is the RGB and HSL of #CED042?

#CED042 is RGB 206, 208, 66 — HSL 61°, 60%, 54% — CMYK 1%, 0%, 68%, 18%.

What colors go with #CED042?

Its complement is #4643D0; analogous partners are #D08C43 and #87D043. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #CED042 for text?

Black text on #CED042 has a contrast ratio of 12.73:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.65:1.