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#ba9d21

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

RGB
186, 157, 33
HSL
49°, 70%, 43%
CMYK
0, 16, 82, 27
Luminance
0.3466

Every format

HEX#ba9d21
RGBrgb(186, 157, 33)
HSLhsl(49, 70%, 43%)
CMYKcmyk(0%, 16%, 82%, 27%)
LABlab(65.5 -1.3 62.7)
LCHlch(65.5 62.7 91.2)
OKLCHoklch(0.702 0.135 94.7)

Copy-ready code

/* CSS */
color: #ba9d21;
background-color: #ba9d21;
/* Tailwind (arbitrary) */
class="text-[#ba9d21] bg-[#ba9d21]"
/* SCSS */
$brand: #ba9d21;
/* SwiftUI */
Color(red: 0.729, green: 0.616, blue: 0.129)
/* Android */
Color.parseColor("#ba9d21")

Accessibility — WCAG contrast

Aa
#ba9d21 on white: 2.65:1
AA ✗ fail · AA-large · AAA
Aa
#ba9d21 on black: 7.93:1
AA ✓ pass · AA-large · AAA
true color
protanopia
deuteranopia
tritanopia

RGB percentages

Red72.9%
Green61.6%
Blue12.9%

CMYK percentages

Cyan0.0%
Magenta15.6%
Yellow82.3%
Key (black)27.1%

Color previews

#ba9d21 text on a black background

contrast 7.93:1

Card sample

#ba9d21 text on a white background

contrast 2.65:1

Card sample

CSS3 live lab

Text font color

The quick brown fox

color: #ba9d21;
Background color
Panel with #ba9d21 background
background-color: #ba9d21;
Text shadow — hex

Glowing headline

text-shadow: 2px 2px 8px #ba9d21;
Text shadow — RGB

Soft neon halo

text-shadow: 0 0 14px rgba(186, 157, 33, 0.45);
Div box shadow
Elevated card
box-shadow: 0 12px 32px -8px rgba(186, 157, 33, 0.45);
Border & gradient
Gradient panel
border: 3px solid #ba9d21;
background: linear-gradient(135deg, #ba9d21, #71BA21);

Monochromatic scale

Palettes built from #ba9d21

Shades — darker

Tints — lighter

Hue & tone neighbors

Color harmonies

Nearest named colors

Work with #ba9d21 in the Color Lab