Palettes / Colors / #CED44A
#CED44A — Yellow
#CED44A 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 #CED44A 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.
#CED44A 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 #5049D4; it also sits naturally between #D49649 and #88D449. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.
Color values
| HEX | #CED44A |
|---|---|
| RGB | 206, 212, 74 |
| HSL | 63°, 62%, 56% |
| HSV | 63°, 65%, 83% |
| CMYK | 3%, 0%, 65%, 17% |
| XYZ | 50.23, 60.70, 15.55 |
| Yxy | 60.70, 0.3971, 0.4799 |
| CIE-Lab | 82.22, -19.10, 64.81 |
| Hunter Lab | 77.91, -17.37, 39.94 |
RGB & CMYK percentages
Red 81% · Green 83% · Blue 29%
Cyan 3% · Magenta 0% · Yellow 65% · Key 17%
CMYK values are unprofiled approximations for screen reference — not a print-proofing guarantee.
Previews
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CSS code for #CED44A
.text { color: #CED44A; }
.background { background-color: #CED44A; }
.border { border: 3px solid #CED44A; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(206, 212, 74); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(63, 62%, 56%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #CED44A; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(206, 212, 74, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #CED44A; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(206, 212, 74, 0.8); }
HTML: <p style="color:#CED44A">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#CED44A">Div content here</div>
Shades of #CED44A
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Color harmonies
Complementary — #5049D4:
Analogous:
Triadic:
Contrast & accessibility
| Against white text | 1.60:1 Fails |
|---|---|
| Against black text | 13.14:1 AAA |
Best text color on #CED44A: #000000.
Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #CED44A
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 #CED44A: ·
How #CED44A 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 #CED44A 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 #CED44A?
#CED44A is Yellow, a yellow color (RGB 206, 212, 74). Its closest standard named color is DarkKhaki.
What is the RGB and HSL of #CED44A?
#CED44A is RGB 206, 212, 74 — HSL 63°, 62%, 56% — CMYK 3%, 0%, 65%, 17%.
What colors go with #CED44A?
Its complement is #5049D4; analogous partners are #D49649 and #88D449. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.
Can I use #CED44A for text?
Black text on #CED44A has a contrast ratio of 13.14:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.60:1.