Palettes / Colors / #CED100

#CED100 — Vivid Yellow

#CED100 is a yellow color we call Vivid Yellow, closest to the named color Gold (#FFD700). It belongs to the yellow family.

#CED100 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 #0300D1; it also sits naturally between #D16C00 and #65D100. 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 0%

Cyan 1% · Magenta 0% · Yellow 100% · Key 18%

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

Previews

CSS code for #CED100

.text { color: #CED100; }
.background { background-color: #CED100; }
.border { border: 3px solid #CED100; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(206, 209, 0); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(61, 100%, 41%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #CED100; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(206, 209, 0, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #CED100; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(206, 209, 0, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#CED100">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#CED100">Div content here</div>

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #0300D1:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #CED100: #000000.

How #CED100 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 #CED100 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 #CED100?

#CED100 is Vivid Yellow, a yellow color (RGB 206, 209, 0). Its closest standard named color is Gold.

What is the RGB and HSL of #CED100?

#CED100 is RGB 206, 209, 0 — HSL 61°, 100%, 41% — CMYK 1%, 0%, 100%, 18%.

What colors go with #CED100?

Its complement is #0300D1; analogous partners are #D16C00 and #65D100. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #CED100 for text?

Black text on #CED100 has a contrast ratio of 12.74:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.65:1.