Palettes / Colors / #CED800
#CED800 — Vivid Yellow
#CED800 is a yellow color we call Vivid Yellow, closest to the named color Gold (#FFD700). It belongs to the yellow family.
Color name
Closest CSS keyword: gold (#FFD700) — not an exact match. CSS gold gives you #FFD700, a different color; use #CED800 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.
#CED800 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 #0B00D6; it also sits naturally between #D67600 and #60D600. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.
Color values
| HEX | #CED800 |
|---|---|
| RGB | 206, 216, 0 |
| HSL | 63°, 100%, 42% |
| HSV | 63°, 100%, 85% |
| CMYK | 5%, 0%, 100%, 15% |
| XYZ | 50.01, 62.23, 9.38 |
| Yxy | 62.23, 0.4112, 0.5117 |
| CIE-Lab | 83.04, -23.23, 82.43 |
| Hunter Lab | 78.89, -21.01, 45.57 |
RGB & CMYK percentages
Red 81% · Green 85% · Blue 0%
Cyan 5% · Magenta 0% · Yellow 100% · Key 15%
CMYK values are unprofiled approximations for screen reference — not a print-proofing guarantee.
Previews
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CSS code for #CED800
.text { color: #CED800; }
.background { background-color: #CED800; }
.border { border: 3px solid #CED800; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(206, 216, 0); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(63, 100%, 42%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #CED800; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(206, 216, 0, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #CED800; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(206, 216, 0, 0.8); }
HTML: <p style="color:#CED800">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#CED800">Div content here</div>
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Color harmonies
Complementary — #0B00D6:
Analogous:
Triadic:
Contrast & accessibility
| Against white text | 1.56:1 Fails |
|---|---|
| Against black text | 13.45:1 AAA |
Best text color on #CED800: #000000.
Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #CED800
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 #CED800: ·
How #CED800 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 #CED800 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 #CED800?
#CED800 is Vivid Yellow, a yellow color (RGB 206, 216, 0). Its closest standard named color is Gold.
What is the RGB and HSL of #CED800?
#CED800 is RGB 206, 216, 0 — HSL 63°, 100%, 42% — CMYK 5%, 0%, 100%, 15%.
What colors go with #CED800?
Its complement is #0B00D6; analogous partners are #D67600 and #60D600. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.
Can I use #CED800 for text?
Black text on #CED800 has a contrast ratio of 13.45:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.56:1.