Palettes / Colors / #CFDC40

#CFDC40 — Yellow

#CFDC40 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 #CFDC40 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.

#CFDC40 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 #4E41DC; it also sits naturally between #DC9C41 and #82DC41. 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 86% · Blue 25%

Cyan 6% · Magenta 0% · Yellow 71% · Key 14%

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

Previews

CSS code for #CFDC40

.text { color: #CFDC40; }
.background { background-color: #CFDC40; }
.border { border: 3px solid #CFDC40; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(207, 220, 64); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(65, 69%, 56%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #CFDC40; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(207, 220, 64, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #CFDC40; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(207, 220, 64, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#CFDC40">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#CFDC40">Div content here</div>

Shades of #CFDC40

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Tones of #CFDC40

Color harmonies

Complementary — #4E41DC:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #CFDC40: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #CFDC40

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 #CFDC40 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 #CFDC40 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

← #CFDC3F  ·  #CFDC41 →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #CFDC40?

#CFDC40 is Yellow, a yellow color (RGB 207, 220, 64). Its closest standard named color is GreenYellow.

What is the RGB and HSL of #CFDC40?

#CFDC40 is RGB 207, 220, 64 — HSL 65°, 69%, 56% — CMYK 6%, 0%, 71%, 14%.

What colors go with #CFDC40?

Its complement is #4E41DC; analogous partners are #DC9C41 and #82DC41. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #CFDC40 for text?

Black text on #CFDC40 has a contrast ratio of 13.96:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.50:1.