Palettes / Colors / #CFDA2F

#CFDA2F — Yellow

#CFDA2F is a yellow color we call Yellow, closest to the named color GreenYellow (#ADFF2F). It belongs to the yellow family.

Color name

Closest CSS keyword: greenyellow (#ADFF2F) — not an exact match. CSS greenyellow gives you #ADFF2F, a different color; use #CFDA2F 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.

#CFDA2F 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 #3A2FDA; it also sits naturally between #DA902F and #79DA2F. 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 85% · Blue 18%

Cyan 5% · Magenta 0% · Yellow 78% · Key 15%

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

Previews

CSS code for #CFDA2F

.text { color: #CFDA2F; }
.background { background-color: #CFDA2F; }
.border { border: 3px solid #CFDA2F; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(207, 218, 47); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(64, 70%, 52%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #CFDA2F; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(207, 218, 47, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #CFDA2F; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(207, 218, 47, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#CFDA2F">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#CFDA2F">Div content here</div>

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #3A2FDA:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #CFDA2F: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #CFDA2F

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 #CFDA2F 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 #CFDA2F 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

← #CFDA2E  ·  #CFDA30 →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #CFDA2F?

#CFDA2F is Yellow, a yellow color (RGB 207, 218, 47). Its closest standard named color is GreenYellow.

What is the RGB and HSL of #CFDA2F?

#CFDA2F is RGB 207, 218, 47 — HSL 64°, 70%, 52% — CMYK 5%, 0%, 78%, 15%.

What colors go with #CFDA2F?

Its complement is #3A2FDA; analogous partners are #DA902F and #79DA2F. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #CFDA2F for text?

Black text on #CFDA2F has a contrast ratio of 13.72:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.53:1.