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#b49f21

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

RGB
180, 159, 33
HSL
51°, 69%, 42%
CMYK
0, 12, 82, 29
Luminance
0.3461

Every format

HEX#b49f21
RGBrgb(180, 159, 33)
HSLhsl(51, 69%, 42%)
CMYKcmyk(0%, 12%, 82%, 29%)
LABlab(65.4 -5.0 62.4)
LCHlch(65.4 62.6 94.6)
OKLCHoklch(0.700 0.136 99.0)

Copy-ready code

/* CSS */
color: #b49f21;
background-color: #b49f21;
/* Tailwind (arbitrary) */
class="text-[#b49f21] bg-[#b49f21]"
/* SCSS */
$brand: #b49f21;
/* SwiftUI */
Color(red: 0.706, green: 0.624, blue: 0.129)
/* Android */
Color.parseColor("#b49f21")

Accessibility — WCAG contrast

Aa
#b49f21 on white: 2.65:1
AA ✗ fail · AA-large · AAA
Aa
#b49f21 on black: 7.92:1
AA ✓ pass · AA-large · AAA
true color
protanopia
deuteranopia
tritanopia

RGB percentages

Red70.6%
Green62.4%
Blue12.9%

CMYK percentages

Cyan0.0%
Magenta11.7%
Yellow81.7%
Key (black)29.4%

Color previews

#b49f21 text on a black background

contrast 7.92:1

Card sample

#b49f21 text on a white background

contrast 2.65:1

Card sample

CSS3 live lab

Text font color

The quick brown fox

color: #b49f21;
Background color
Panel with #b49f21 background
background-color: #b49f21;
Text shadow — hex

Glowing headline

text-shadow: 2px 2px 8px #b49f21;
Text shadow — RGB

Soft neon halo

text-shadow: 0 0 14px rgba(180, 159, 33, 0.45);
Div box shadow
Elevated card
box-shadow: 0 12px 32px -8px rgba(180, 159, 33, 0.45);
Border & gradient
Gradient panel
border: 3px solid #b49f21;
background: linear-gradient(135deg, #b49f21, #67B421);

Monochromatic scale

Palettes built from #b49f21

Shades — darker

Tints — lighter

Hue & tone neighbors

Color harmonies

Nearest named colors

Work with #b49f21 in the Color Lab