Palettes / Colors / #CFB402

#CFB402 — Vivid Yellow

#CFB402 is a yellow color we call Vivid Yellow, closest to the named color GoldenRod (#DAA520). It belongs to the yellow family.

#CFB402 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 #021DCF; it also sits naturally between #CF4D02 and #84CF02. 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 71% · Blue 1%

Cyan 0% · Magenta 13% · Yellow 99% · Key 19%

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

Previews

CSS code for #CFB402

.text { color: #CFB402; }
.background { background-color: #CFB402; }
.border { border: 3px solid #CFB402; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(207, 180, 2); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(52, 98%, 41%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #CFB402; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(207, 180, 2, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #CFB402; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(207, 180, 2, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#CFB402">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#CFB402">Div content here</div>

Shades of #CFB402

Tints of #CFB402

Tones of #CFB402

Color harmonies

Complementary — #021DCF:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #CFB402: #000000.

How #CFB402 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 #CFB402 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

← #CFB401  ·  #CFB403 →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #CFB402?

#CFB402 is Vivid Yellow, a yellow color (RGB 207, 180, 2). Its closest standard named color is GoldenRod.

What is the RGB and HSL of #CFB402?

#CFB402 is RGB 207, 180, 2 — HSL 52°, 98%, 41% — CMYK 0%, 13%, 99%, 19%.

What colors go with #CFB402?

Its complement is #021DCF; analogous partners are #CF4D02 and #84CF02. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #CFB402 for text?

Black text on #CFB402 has a contrast ratio of 10.18:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 2.06:1.