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#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.

#CF9502 · RGB 207, 149, 2

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Color values

HEX#CF9502
RGB207, 149, 2
HSL43°, 98%, 41%
HSV43°, 99%, 81%
CMYK0%, 28%, 99%, 19%
XYZ36.49, 34.76, 4.84
Yxy34.76, 0.4795, 0.4568
CIE-Lab65.57, 11.83, 69.76
Hunter Lab58.96, 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

Sample text in #CF9502 on black
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit.
Sample text in #CF9502 on white
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit.

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>

Shades of #CF9502

#BB8602#AC7C02#976D02#835E01#745401#604501#4C3601#382801#281D00#140F00

Tints of #CF9502

#EDAB02#FDB90D#FDC12B#FDC944#FDD262#FED97C#FEE29A#FEE9B3#FFF2D2#FFF9EB

Tones of #CF9502

#C08F11#B2881F#A3822E#947C3D#86754B#776F5A

Color harmonies

Complementary — #023CCF:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Against white text2.64:1 Fails
Against black text7.95:1 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:

100%
Sample heading text
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:

Protanopia · #B6B526Deuteranopia · #B9BE2ETritanopia · #CC4248

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:

Tailwind yellow 600 · #CA8A04Tailwind amber 600 · #D97706Tailwind amber 500 · #F59E0B

Palettes with a similar color

These palettes use a close neighbour of #CF9502 rather than the exact color:

Gentle Cinder
#D09913 · #EFBE4C · #1E5AEA · #C3CFF6
Tender Saffron
#103A9F · #4E6EED · #D29A15 · #F0CEA4
Tender Summit
#7F1D13 · #D18B16 · #8AA013 · #57C921
Misty Saffron
#772A12 · #CAA016 · #94C913 · #2C8A16
Tender Ruby Orchard
#C19215 · #EFB06A · #4975EB · #93A0EC
Tender Orchard
#A81D4A · #DF462A · #C78311 · #B7CA1A

Similar colors

The closest colors that actually appear in our palette collection — click any to open its page:

#D09913#D29A15#D18B16#CAA016#C19215#C78311#C68A18#DC9519#DB8C18#C9A119#C69D1A#CB981F

Browse neighbouring colors

← #CF9501  ·  #CF9503 →

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.