Palettes / Colors / #CFB403

#CFB403 — Vivid Yellow

#CFB403 is a yellow color we call Vivid Yellow, closest to the named color GoldenRod (#DAA520). It belongs to the yellow family.

Color name

Closest CSS keyword: goldenrod (#DAA520) — not an exact match. CSS goldenrod gives you #DAA520, a different color; use #CFB403 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.

#CFB403 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 #031ECE; it also sits naturally between #CE4E03 and #84CE03. 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 #CFB403

.text { color: #CFB403; }
.background { background-color: #CFB403; }
.border { border: 3px solid #CFB403; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(207, 180, 3); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(52, 97%, 41%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #CFB403; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(207, 180, 3, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #CFB403; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(207, 180, 3, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#CFB403">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#CFB403">Div content here</div>

Shades of #CFB403

Tints of #CFB403

Tones of #CFB403

Color harmonies

Complementary — #031ECE:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #CFB403: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #CFB403

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:

How #CFB403 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 #CFB403 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

← #CFB402  ·  #CFB404 →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #CFB403?

#CFB403 is Vivid Yellow, a yellow color (RGB 207, 180, 3). Its closest standard named color is GoldenRod.

What is the RGB and HSL of #CFB403?

#CFB403 is RGB 207, 180, 3 — HSL 52°, 97%, 41% — CMYK 0%, 13%, 99%, 19%.

What colors go with #CFB403?

Its complement is #031ECE; analogous partners are #CE4E03 and #84CE03. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #CFB403 for text?

Black text on #CFB403 has a contrast ratio of 10.18:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 2.06:1.