Palettes / Colors / #CFBB04

#CFBB04 — Vivid Yellow

#CFBB04 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 #CFBB04 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.

#CFBB04 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 #0418CD; it also sits naturally between #CD5404 and #7DCD04. 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 73% · Blue 2%

Cyan 0% · Magenta 10% · Yellow 98% · Key 19%

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

Previews

CSS code for #CFBB04

.text { color: #CFBB04; }
.background { background-color: #CFBB04; }
.border { border: 3px solid #CFBB04; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(207, 187, 4); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(54, 96%, 41%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #CFBB04; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(207, 187, 4, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #CFBB04; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(207, 187, 4, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#CFBB04">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#CFBB04">Div content here</div>

Shades of #CFBB04

Tints of #CFBB04

Tones of #CFBB04

Color harmonies

Complementary — #0418CD:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #CFBB04: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #CFBB04

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 #CFBB04 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 #CFBB04 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

← #CFBB03  ·  #CFBB05 →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #CFBB04?

#CFBB04 is Vivid Yellow, a yellow color (RGB 207, 187, 4). Its closest standard named color is GoldenRod.

What is the RGB and HSL of #CFBB04?

#CFBB04 is RGB 207, 187, 4 — HSL 54°, 96%, 41% — CMYK 0%, 10%, 98%, 19%.

What colors go with #CFBB04?

Its complement is #0418CD; analogous partners are #CD5404 and #7DCD04. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #CFBB04 for text?

Black text on #CFBB04 has a contrast ratio of 10.76:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.95:1.