Palettes / Colors / #CF9502
#CF9502 — Vivid Yellow
#CF9502 is a yellow color we call Vivid Yellow, closest to the named color DarkGoldenRod (#B8860B). It belongs to the yellow family.
Color name
Closest CSS keyword: darkgoldenrod (#B8860B) — not an exact match. CSS darkgoldenrod gives you #B8860B, a different color; use #CF9502 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.
#CF9502 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 #023CCF; it also sits naturally between #CF2E02 and #A3CF02. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.
Color values
| HEX | #CF9502 |
|---|---|
| RGB | 207, 149, 2 |
| HSL | 43°, 98%, 41% |
| HSV | 43°, 99%, 81% |
| CMYK | 0%, 28%, 99%, 19% |
| XYZ | 36.49, 34.76, 4.84 |
| Yxy | 34.76, 0.4795, 0.4568 |
| CIE-Lab | 65.57, 11.83, 69.76 |
| Hunter Lab | 58.96, 10.60, 34.47 |
RGB & CMYK percentages
Red 81% · Green 58% · Blue 1%
Cyan 0% · Magenta 28% · Yellow 99% · Key 19%
CMYK values are unprofiled approximations for screen reference — not a print-proofing guarantee.
Previews
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CSS code for #CF9502
.text { color: #CF9502; }
.background { background-color: #CF9502; }
.border { border: 3px solid #CF9502; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(207, 149, 2); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(43, 98%, 41%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #CF9502; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(207, 149, 2, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #CF9502; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(207, 149, 2, 0.8); }
HTML: <p style="color:#CF9502">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#CF9502">Div content here</div>
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Color harmonies
Complementary — #023CCF:
Analogous:
Triadic:
Contrast & accessibility
| Against white text | 2.64:1 Fails |
|---|---|
| Against black text | 7.95:1 AAA |
Best text color on #CF9502: #000000.
Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #CF9502
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 #CF9502: ·
How #CF9502 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 #CF9502 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 #CF9502?
#CF9502 is Vivid Yellow, a yellow color (RGB 207, 149, 2). Its closest standard named color is DarkGoldenRod.
What is the RGB and HSL of #CF9502?
#CF9502 is RGB 207, 149, 2 — HSL 43°, 98%, 41% — CMYK 0%, 28%, 99%, 19%.
What colors go with #CF9502?
Its complement is #023CCF; analogous partners are #CF2E02 and #A3CF02. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.
Can I use #CF9502 for text?
Black text on #CF9502 has a contrast ratio of 7.95:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 2.64:1.