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#CFCD03 — Vivid Yellow

#CFCD03 is a yellow color we call Vivid Yellow, closest to the named color Gold (#FFD700). It belongs to the yellow family.

Color name

Closest CSS keyword: gold (#FFD700) — not an exact match. CSS gold gives you #FFD700, a different color; use #CFCD03 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.

#CFCD03 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 #0307CE; it also sits naturally between #CE6503 and #6CCE03. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.

#CFCD03 · RGB 207, 205, 3

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Color values

HEX#CFCD03
RGB207, 205, 3
HSL59°, 97%, 41%
HSV59°, 99%, 81%
CMYK0%, 1%, 99%, 19%
XYZ47.58, 56.93, 8.57
Yxy56.93, 0.4208, 0.5035
CIE-Lab80.14, -17.40, 80.06
Hunter Lab75.46, -15.70, 43.59

RGB & CMYK percentages

Red 81% · Green 80% · Blue 1%

Cyan 0% · Magenta 1% · Yellow 99% · Key 19%

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

Previews

Sample text in #CFCD03 on black
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit.
Sample text in #CFCD03 on white
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit.

CSS code for #CFCD03

.text { color: #CFCD03; }
.background { background-color: #CFCD03; }
.border { border: 3px solid #CFCD03; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(207, 205, 3); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(59, 97%, 41%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #CFCD03; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(207, 205, 3, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #CFCD03; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(207, 205, 3, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#CFCD03">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#CFCD03">Div content here</div>

Shades of #CFCD03

#BAB703#ABA803#979402#838002#747202#5F5E01#4B4A01#373601#282801#141400

Tints of #CFCD03

#ECE804#FBF70E#FCF82C#FCF945#FDFA63#FDFB7C#FDFC9B#FEFDB4#FEFED2#FFFEEB

Tones of #CFCD03

#BFBC12#B1AE20#A2A02F#94933D#86854B#77775A

Color harmonies

Complementary — #0307CE:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Against white text1.70:1 Fails
Against black text12.39:1 AAA

Best text color on #CFCD03: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #CFCD03

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:

100%
Sample heading text
Smaller body text shows the effect best.

Blended color: · Contrast against #CFCD03: ·

How #CFCD03 looks with color blindness

Simulated with standard Machado color-vision-deficiency matrices — useful when this color carries meaning in charts, maps or interfaces:

Protanopia · #CECE34Deuteranopia · #CECE40Tritanopia · #CF5A63

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:

Tailwind yellow 500 · #EAB308Material Amber 500 · #FFC107Bootstrap warning · #FFC107

Palettes with a similar color

These palettes use a close neighbour of #CFCD03 rather than the exact color:

Scarlet Marble
#D4D713 · #B2E963 · #6EE750 · #10C133
Palette 8e1d41
#8E1D41 · #DBBF0D · #FFCD19 · #FFEFB4
Smoky Ruby Bloom
#CBC019 · #C1EE6C · #86E866 · #44DF5C
Palette 063b00
#063B00 · #266210 · #90B800 · #E1E100
Smoky Monsoon
#152BC9 · #3534EA · #E1C817 · #F4F4C0
Cosmic Ruby Summit
#9C2125 · #663118 · #916A1C · #D0D41F

Similar colors

The closest colors that actually appear in our palette collection — click any to open its page:

#D4D713#DBBF0D#CBC019#E1E100#E1C817#D0D41F#BEDB16#BBDC12#CEE415#C3C61D#C9D020#D8C81F

Browse neighbouring colors

← #CFCD02  ·  #CFCD04 →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #CFCD03?

#CFCD03 is Vivid Yellow, a yellow color (RGB 207, 205, 3). Its closest standard named color is Gold.

What is the RGB and HSL of #CFCD03?

#CFCD03 is RGB 207, 205, 3 — HSL 59°, 97%, 41% — CMYK 0%, 1%, 99%, 19%.

What colors go with #CFCD03?

Its complement is #0307CE; analogous partners are #CE6503 and #6CCE03. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #CFCD03 for text?

Black text on #CFCD03 has a contrast ratio of 12.39:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.70:1.