Palettes / Colors / #CFDA52
#CFDA52 — Yellow
#CFDA52 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 #CFDA52 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.
#CFDA52 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 #5E52DA; it also sits naturally between #DAA252 and #8BDA52. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.
Color values
| HEX | #CFDA52 |
|---|---|
| RGB | 207, 218, 82 |
| HSL | 65°, 65%, 59% |
| HSV | 65°, 62%, 85% |
| CMYK | 5%, 0%, 62%, 15% |
| XYZ | 52.33, 64.02, 17.58 |
| Yxy | 64.02, 0.3907, 0.4780 |
| CIE-Lab | 83.97, -21.13, 63.46 |
| Hunter Lab | 80.01, -19.31, 40.11 |
RGB & CMYK percentages
Red 81% · Green 85% · Blue 32%
Cyan 5% · Magenta 0% · Yellow 62% · Key 15%
CMYK values are unprofiled approximations for screen reference — not a print-proofing guarantee.
Previews
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CSS code for #CFDA52
.text { color: #CFDA52; }
.background { background-color: #CFDA52; }
.border { border: 3px solid #CFDA52; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(207, 218, 82); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(65, 65%, 59%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #CFDA52; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(207, 218, 82, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #CFDA52; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(207, 218, 82, 0.8); }
HTML: <p style="color:#CFDA52">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#CFDA52">Div content here</div>
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Color harmonies
Complementary — #5E52DA:
Analogous:
Triadic:
Contrast & accessibility
| Against white text | 1.52:1 Fails |
|---|---|
| Against black text | 13.80:1 AAA |
Best text color on #CFDA52: #000000.
Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #CFDA52
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 #CFDA52: ·
How #CFDA52 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 #CFDA52 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 #CFDA52?
#CFDA52 is Yellow, a yellow color (RGB 207, 218, 82). Its closest standard named color is DarkKhaki.
What is the RGB and HSL of #CFDA52?
#CFDA52 is RGB 207, 218, 82 — HSL 65°, 65%, 59% — CMYK 5%, 0%, 62%, 15%.
What colors go with #CFDA52?
Its complement is #5E52DA; analogous partners are #DAA252 and #8BDA52. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.
Can I use #CFDA52 for text?
Black text on #CFDA52 has a contrast ratio of 13.80:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.52:1.