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#9d9e21

a dark, vivid yellow · cool · closest name: olive

RGB
157, 158, 33
HSL
61°, 65%, 38%
CMYK
1, 0, 79, 38
Luminance
0.3173

Every format

HEX#9d9e21
RGBrgb(157, 158, 33)
HSLhsl(61, 65%, 38%)
CMYKcmyk(1%, 0%, 79%, 38%)
LABlab(63.1 -14.8 59.6)
LCHlch(63.1 61.4 103.9)
OKLCHoklch(0.677 0.138 110.1)

Copy-ready code

/* CSS */
color: #9d9e21;
background-color: #9d9e21;
/* Tailwind (arbitrary) */
class="text-[#9d9e21] bg-[#9d9e21]"
/* SCSS */
$brand: #9d9e21;
/* SwiftUI */
Color(red: 0.616, green: 0.620, blue: 0.129)
/* Android */
Color.parseColor("#9d9e21")

Accessibility — WCAG contrast

Aa
#9d9e21 on white: 2.86:1
AA ✗ fail · AA-large · AAA
Aa
#9d9e21 on black: 7.35:1
AA ✓ pass · AA-large · AAA
true color
protanopia
deuteranopia
tritanopia

RGB percentages

Red61.6%
Green62.0%
Blue12.9%

CMYK percentages

Cyan0.6%
Magenta0.0%
Yellow79.1%
Key (black)38.0%

Color previews

#9d9e21 text on a black background

contrast 7.35:1

Card sample

#9d9e21 text on a white background

contrast 2.86:1

Card sample

CSS3 live lab

Text font color

The quick brown fox

color: #9d9e21;
Background color
Panel with #9d9e21 background
background-color: #9d9e21;
Text shadow — hex

Glowing headline

text-shadow: 2px 2px 8px #9d9e21;
Text shadow — RGB

Soft neon halo

text-shadow: 0 0 14px rgba(157, 158, 33, 0.45);
Div box shadow
Elevated card
box-shadow: 0 12px 32px -8px rgba(157, 158, 33, 0.45);
Border & gradient
Gradient panel
border: 3px solid #9d9e21;
background: linear-gradient(135deg, #9d9e21, #4A9E21);

Monochromatic scale

Palettes built from #9d9e21

Shades — darker

Tints — lighter

Hue & tone neighbors

Color harmonies

Nearest named colors

Work with #9d9e21 in the Color Lab