Palettes / Colors / #CFCA3A

#CFCA3A — Yellow

#CFCA3A is a yellow color we call Yellow, closest to the named color GoldenRod (#DAA520). It belongs to the yellow family.

#CFCA3A 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 #3A3FCF; it also sits naturally between #CF803A and #8ACF3A. 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 79% · Blue 23%

Cyan 0% · Magenta 2% · Yellow 72% · Key 19%

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

Previews

CSS code for #CFCA3A

.text { color: #CFCA3A; }
.background { background-color: #CFCA3A; }
.border { border: 3px solid #CFCA3A; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(207, 202, 58); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(58, 61%, 52%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #CFCA3A; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(207, 202, 58, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #CFCA3A; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(207, 202, 58, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#CFCA3A">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#CFCA3A">Div content here</div>

Shades of #CFCA3A

Tints of #CFCA3A

Tones of #CFCA3A

Color harmonies

Complementary — #3A3FCF:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #CFCA3A: #000000.

How #CFCA3A 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 #CFCA3A 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

← #CFCA39  ·  #CFCA3B →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #CFCA3A?

#CFCA3A is Yellow, a yellow color (RGB 207, 202, 58). Its closest standard named color is GoldenRod.

What is the RGB and HSL of #CFCA3A?

#CFCA3A is RGB 207, 202, 58 — HSL 58°, 61%, 52% — CMYK 0%, 2%, 72%, 19%.

What colors go with #CFCA3A?

Its complement is #3A3FCF; analogous partners are #CF803A and #8ACF3A. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #CFCA3A for text?

Black text on #CFCA3A has a contrast ratio of 12.16:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.73:1.