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#bcda21

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

RGB
188, 218, 33
HSL
70°, 74%, 49%
CMYK
14, 0, 85, 15
Luminance
0.6094

Every format

HEX#bcda21
RGBrgb(188, 218, 33)
HSLhsl(70, 74%, 49%)
CMYKcmyk(14%, 0%, 85%, 15%)
LABlab(82.3 -31.1 77.1)
LCHlch(82.3 83.1 112.0)
OKLCHoklch(0.837 0.191 119.5)

Copy-ready code

/* CSS */
color: #bcda21;
background-color: #bcda21;
/* Tailwind (arbitrary) */
class="text-[#bcda21] bg-[#bcda21]"
/* SCSS */
$brand: #bcda21;
/* SwiftUI */
Color(red: 0.737, green: 0.855, blue: 0.129)
/* Android */
Color.parseColor("#bcda21")

Accessibility — WCAG contrast

Aa
#bcda21 on white: 1.59:1
AA ✗ fail · AA-large · AAA
Aa
#bcda21 on black: 13.19:1
AA ✓ pass · AA-large · AAA
true color
protanopia
deuteranopia
tritanopia

RGB percentages

Red73.7%
Green85.5%
Blue12.9%

CMYK percentages

Cyan13.8%
Magenta0.0%
Yellow84.9%
Key (black)14.5%

Color previews

#bcda21 text on a black background

contrast 13.19:1

Card sample

#bcda21 text on a white background

contrast 1.59:1

Card sample

CSS3 live lab

Text font color

The quick brown fox

color: #bcda21;
Background color
Panel with #bcda21 background
background-color: #bcda21;
Text shadow — hex

Glowing headline

text-shadow: 2px 2px 8px #bcda21;
Text shadow — RGB

Soft neon halo

text-shadow: 0 0 14px rgba(188, 218, 33, 0.45);
Div box shadow
Elevated card
box-shadow: 0 12px 32px -8px rgba(188, 218, 33, 0.45);
Border & gradient
Gradient panel
border: 3px solid #bcda21;
background: linear-gradient(135deg, #bcda21, #41DA21);

Monochromatic scale

Palettes built from #bcda21

Shades — darker

Tints — lighter

Hue & tone neighbors

Color harmonies

Nearest named colors

Work with #bcda21 in the Color Lab