Palettes / Colors / #CFCD40

#CFCD40 — Yellow

#CFCD40 is a yellow color we call Yellow, closest to the named color DarkKhaki (#BDB76B). It belongs to the yellow family.

Color name

Closest CSS keyword: darkkhaki (#BDB76B) — not an exact match. CSS darkkhaki gives you #BDB76B, a different color; use #CFCD40 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.

#CFCD40 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 #3F42CF; it also sits naturally between #CF853F and #8ACF3F. 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 25%

Cyan 0% · Magenta 1% · Yellow 69% · Key 19%

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

Previews

CSS code for #CFCD40

.text { color: #CFCD40; }
.background { background-color: #CFCD40; }
.border { border: 3px solid #CFCD40; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(207, 205, 64); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(59, 60%, 53%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #CFCD40; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(207, 205, 64, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #CFCD40; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(207, 205, 64, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#CFCD40">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#CFCD40">Div content here</div>

Shades of #CFCD40

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Tones of #CFCD40

Color harmonies

Complementary — #3F42CF:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #CFCD40: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #CFCD40

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:

How #CFCD40 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 #CFCD40 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

← #CFCD3F  ·  #CFCD41 →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #CFCD40?

#CFCD40 is Yellow, a yellow color (RGB 207, 205, 64). Its closest standard named color is DarkKhaki.

What is the RGB and HSL of #CFCD40?

#CFCD40 is RGB 207, 205, 64 — HSL 59°, 60%, 53% — CMYK 0%, 1%, 69%, 19%.

What colors go with #CFCD40?

Its complement is #3F42CF; analogous partners are #CF853F and #8ACF3F. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #CFCD40 for text?

Black text on #CFCD40 has a contrast ratio of 12.46:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.69:1.