Palettes / Colors / #CFCD23

#CFCD23 — Yellow

#CFCD23 is a yellow color we call Yellow, closest to the named color GoldenRod (#DAA520). It belongs to the yellow family.

#CFCD23 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 #2326CD; it also sits naturally between #CD7523 and #7BCD23. 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 14%

Cyan 0% · Magenta 1% · Yellow 83% · Key 19%

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

Previews

CSS code for #CFCD23

.text { color: #CFCD23; }
.background { background-color: #CFCD23; }
.border { border: 3px solid #CFCD23; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(207, 205, 35); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(59, 71%, 47%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #CFCD23; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(207, 205, 35, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #CFCD23; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(207, 205, 35, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#CFCD23">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#CFCD23">Div content here</div>

Shades of #CFCD23

Tints of #CFCD23

Tones of #CFCD23

Color harmonies

Complementary — #2326CD:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #CFCD23: #000000.

How #CFCD23 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 #CFCD23 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

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Frequently asked questions

What color is #CFCD23?

#CFCD23 is Yellow, a yellow color (RGB 207, 205, 35). Its closest standard named color is GoldenRod.

What is the RGB and HSL of #CFCD23?

#CFCD23 is RGB 207, 205, 35 — HSL 59°, 71%, 47% — CMYK 0%, 1%, 83%, 19%.

What colors go with #CFCD23?

Its complement is #2326CD; analogous partners are #CD7523 and #7BCD23. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #CFCD23 for text?

Black text on #CFCD23 has a contrast ratio of 12.41:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.69:1.