Palettes / Colors / #CFB702
#CFB702 — Vivid Yellow
#CFB702 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 #CFB702 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.
#CFB702 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 #021ACF; it also sits naturally between #CF5102 and #80CF02. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.
Color values
| HEX | #CFB702 |
|---|---|
| RGB | 207, 183, 2 |
| HSL | 53°, 98%, 41% |
| HSV | 53°, 99%, 81% |
| CMYK | 0%, 12%, 99%, 19% |
| XYZ | 42.68, 47.14, 6.91 |
| Yxy | 47.14, 0.4412, 0.4874 |
| CIE-Lab | 74.28, -6.25, 75.89 |
| Hunter Lab | 68.66, -5.61, 39.83 |
RGB & CMYK percentages
Red 81% · Green 72% · Blue 1%
Cyan 0% · Magenta 12% · 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 #CFB702
.text { color: #CFB702; }
.background { background-color: #CFB702; }
.border { border: 3px solid #CFB702; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(207, 183, 2); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(53, 98%, 41%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #CFB702; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(207, 183, 2, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #CFB702; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(207, 183, 2, 0.8); }
HTML: <p style="color:#CFB702">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#CFB702">Div content here</div>
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Color harmonies
Complementary — #021ACF:
Analogous:
Triadic:
Contrast & accessibility
| Against white text | 2.01:1 Fails |
|---|---|
| Against black text | 10.43:1 AAA |
Best text color on #CFB702: #000000.
Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #CFB702
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 #CFB702: ·
How #CFB702 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 #CFB702 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 #CFB702?
#CFB702 is Vivid Yellow, a yellow color (RGB 207, 183, 2). Its closest standard named color is GoldenRod.
What is the RGB and HSL of #CFB702?
#CFB702 is RGB 207, 183, 2 — HSL 53°, 98%, 41% — CMYK 0%, 12%, 99%, 19%.
What colors go with #CFB702?
Its complement is #021ACF; analogous partners are #CF5102 and #80CF02. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.
Can I use #CFB702 for text?
Black text on #CFB702 has a contrast ratio of 10.43:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 2.01:1.