Palettes / Colors / #CFCD00

#CFCD00 — Vivid Yellow

#CFCD00 is a yellow color we call Vivid Yellow, closest to the named color Gold (#FFD700). It belongs to the yellow family.

#CFCD00 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 #0003D1; it also sits naturally between #D16500 and #6CD100. 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 80% · Blue 0%

Cyan 0% · Magenta 1% · Yellow 100% · Key 19%

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

Previews

CSS code for #CFCD00

.text { color: #CFCD00; }
.background { background-color: #CFCD00; }
.border { border: 3px solid #CFCD00; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(207, 205, 0); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(59, 100%, 41%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #CFCD00; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(207, 205, 0, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #CFCD00; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(207, 205, 0, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#CFCD00">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#CFCD00">Div content here</div>

Shades of #CFCD00

Tints of #CFCD00

Tones of #CFCD00

Color harmonies

Complementary — #0003D1:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #CFCD00: #000000.

How #CFCD00 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 #CFCD00 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

← #CFCCFF  ·  #CFCD01 →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #CFCD00?

#CFCD00 is Vivid Yellow, a yellow color (RGB 207, 205, 0). Its closest standard named color is Gold.

What is the RGB and HSL of #CFCD00?

#CFCD00 is RGB 207, 205, 0 — HSL 59°, 100%, 41% — CMYK 0%, 1%, 100%, 19%.

What colors go with #CFCD00?

Its complement is #0003D1; analogous partners are #D16500 and #6CD100. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #CFCD00 for text?

Black text on #CFCD00 has a contrast ratio of 12.39:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.70:1.