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#9f9e21

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

RGB
159, 158, 33
HSL
60°, 66%, 38%
CMYK
0, 1, 79, 38
Luminance
0.3193

Every format

HEX#9f9e21
RGBrgb(159, 158, 33)
HSLhsl(60, 66%, 38%)
CMYKcmyk(0%, 1%, 79%, 38%)
LABlab(63.3 -13.9 59.8)
LCHlch(63.3 61.4 103.1)
OKLCHoklch(0.679 0.138 109.1)

Copy-ready code

/* CSS */
color: #9f9e21;
background-color: #9f9e21;
/* Tailwind (arbitrary) */
class="text-[#9f9e21] bg-[#9f9e21]"
/* SCSS */
$brand: #9f9e21;
/* SwiftUI */
Color(red: 0.624, green: 0.620, blue: 0.129)
/* Android */
Color.parseColor("#9f9e21")

Accessibility — WCAG contrast

Aa
#9f9e21 on white: 2.84:1
AA ✗ fail · AA-large · AAA
Aa
#9f9e21 on black: 7.39:1
AA ✓ pass · AA-large · AAA
true color
protanopia
deuteranopia
tritanopia

RGB percentages

Red62.4%
Green62.0%
Blue12.9%

CMYK percentages

Cyan0.0%
Magenta0.6%
Yellow79.2%
Key (black)37.6%

Color previews

#9f9e21 text on a black background

contrast 7.39:1

Card sample

#9f9e21 text on a white background

contrast 2.84:1

Card sample

CSS3 live lab

Text font color

The quick brown fox

color: #9f9e21;
Background color
Panel with #9f9e21 background
background-color: #9f9e21;
Text shadow — hex

Glowing headline

text-shadow: 2px 2px 8px #9f9e21;
Text shadow — RGB

Soft neon halo

text-shadow: 0 0 14px rgba(159, 158, 33, 0.45);
Div box shadow
Elevated card
box-shadow: 0 12px 32px -8px rgba(159, 158, 33, 0.45);
Border & gradient
Gradient panel
border: 3px solid #9f9e21;
background: linear-gradient(135deg, #9f9e21, #4C9F21);

Monochromatic scale

Palettes built from #9f9e21

Shades — darker

Tints — lighter

Hue & tone neighbors

Color harmonies

Nearest named colors

Work with #9f9e21 in the Color Lab