Palettes / Colors / #CFDD03

#CFDD03 — Vivid Yellow

#CFDD03 is a yellow color we call Vivid Yellow, closest to the named color Gold (#FFD700). It belongs to the yellow family.

Color name

Closest CSS keyword: gold (#FFD700) — not an exact match. CSS gold gives you #FFD700, a different color; use #CFDD03 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.

#CFDD03 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 #1203DD; it also sits naturally between #DD7F03 and #62DD03. 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 87% · Blue 1%

Cyan 6% · Magenta 0% · Yellow 99% · Key 13%

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

Previews

CSS code for #CFDD03

.text { color: #CFDD03; }
.background { background-color: #CFDD03; }
.border { border: 3px solid #CFDD03; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(207, 221, 3); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(64, 97%, 44%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #CFDD03; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(207, 221, 3, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #CFDD03; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(207, 221, 3, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#CFDD03">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#CFDD03">Div content here</div>

Shades of #CFDD03

Tints of #CFDD03

Tones of #CFDD03

Color harmonies

Complementary — #1203DD:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #CFDD03: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #CFDD03

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 #CFDD03 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 #CFDD03 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

← #CFDD02  ·  #CFDD04 →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #CFDD03?

#CFDD03 is Vivid Yellow, a yellow color (RGB 207, 221, 3). Its closest standard named color is Gold.

What is the RGB and HSL of #CFDD03?

#CFDD03 is RGB 207, 221, 3 — HSL 64°, 97%, 44% — CMYK 6%, 0%, 99%, 13%.

What colors go with #CFDD03?

Its complement is #1203DD; analogous partners are #DD7F03 and #62DD03. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #CFDD03 for text?

Black text on #CFDD03 has a contrast ratio of 14.00:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.50:1.