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#bbd921

a balanced, vivid yellow · cool · closest name: yellow

RGB
187, 217, 33
HSL
70°, 74%, 49%
CMYK
14, 0, 85, 15
Luminance
0.6030

Every format

HEX#bbd921
RGBrgb(187, 217, 33)
HSLhsl(70, 74%, 49%)
CMYKcmyk(14%, 0%, 85%, 15%)
LABlab(82.0 -31.1 76.7)
LCHlch(82.0 82.8 112.0)
OKLCHoklch(0.834 0.190 119.5)

Copy-ready code

/* CSS */
color: #bbd921;
background-color: #bbd921;
/* Tailwind (arbitrary) */
class="text-[#bbd921] bg-[#bbd921]"
/* SCSS */
$brand: #bbd921;
/* SwiftUI */
Color(red: 0.733, green: 0.851, blue: 0.129)
/* Android */
Color.parseColor("#bbd921")

Accessibility — WCAG contrast

Aa
#bbd921 on white: 1.61:1
AA ✗ fail · AA-large · AAA
Aa
#bbd921 on black: 13.06:1
AA ✓ pass · AA-large · AAA
true color
protanopia
deuteranopia
tritanopia

RGB percentages

Red73.3%
Green85.1%
Blue12.9%

CMYK percentages

Cyan13.8%
Magenta0.0%
Yellow84.8%
Key (black)14.9%

Color previews

#bbd921 text on a black background

contrast 13.06:1

Card sample

#bbd921 text on a white background

contrast 1.61:1

Card sample

CSS3 live lab

Text font color

The quick brown fox

color: #bbd921;
Background color
Panel with #bbd921 background
background-color: #bbd921;
Text shadow — hex

Glowing headline

text-shadow: 2px 2px 8px #bbd921;
Text shadow — RGB

Soft neon halo

text-shadow: 0 0 14px rgba(187, 217, 33, 0.45);
Div box shadow
Elevated card
box-shadow: 0 12px 32px -8px rgba(187, 217, 33, 0.45);
Border & gradient
Gradient panel
border: 3px solid #bbd921;
background: linear-gradient(135deg, #bbd921, #40D921);

Monochromatic scale

Palettes built from #bbd921

Shades — darker

Tints — lighter

Hue & tone neighbors

Color harmonies

Nearest named colors

Work with #bbd921 in the Color Lab