Palettes / Colors / #CFCD22
#CFCD22 — Yellow
#CFCD22 is a yellow color we call 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 #CFCD22 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.
#CFCD22 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 #2224CE; it also sits naturally between #CE7522 and #7BCE22. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.
Color values
| HEX | #CFCD22 |
|---|---|
| RGB | 207, 205, 34 |
| HSL | 59°, 72%, 47% |
| HSV | 59°, 84%, 81% |
| CMYK | 0%, 1%, 84%, 19% |
| XYZ | 47.85, 57.04, 10.00 |
| Yxy | 57.04, 0.4165, 0.4965 |
| CIE-Lab | 80.20, -16.91, 75.63 |
| Hunter Lab | 75.53, -15.28, 42.48 |
RGB & CMYK percentages
Red 81% · Green 80% · Blue 13%
Cyan 0% · Magenta 1% · Yellow 84% · Key 19%
CMYK values are unprofiled approximations for screen reference — not a print-proofing guarantee.
Previews
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CSS code for #CFCD22
.text { color: #CFCD22; }
.background { background-color: #CFCD22; }
.border { border: 3px solid #CFCD22; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(207, 205, 34); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(59, 72%, 47%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #CFCD22; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(207, 205, 34, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #CFCD22; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(207, 205, 34, 0.8); }
HTML: <p style="color:#CFCD22">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#CFCD22">Div content here</div>
Shades of #CFCD22
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Color harmonies
Complementary — #2224CE:
Analogous:
Triadic:
Contrast & accessibility
| Against white text | 1.69:1 Fails |
|---|---|
| Against black text | 12.41:1 AAA |
Best text color on #CFCD22: #000000.
Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #CFCD22
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 #CFCD22: ·
How #CFCD22 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 #CFCD22 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 #CFCD22?
#CFCD22 is Yellow, a yellow color (RGB 207, 205, 34). Its closest standard named color is GoldenRod.
What is the RGB and HSL of #CFCD22?
#CFCD22 is RGB 207, 205, 34 — HSL 59°, 72%, 47% — CMYK 0%, 1%, 84%, 19%.
What colors go with #CFCD22?
Its complement is #2224CE; analogous partners are #CE7522 and #7BCE22. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.
Can I use #CFCD22 for text?
Black text on #CFCD22 has a contrast ratio of 12.41:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.69:1.