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#c2aa21

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

RGB
194, 170, 33
HSL
51°, 71%, 45%
CMYK
0, 12, 83, 24
Luminance
0.4033

Every format

HEX#c2aa21
RGBrgb(194, 170, 33)
HSLhsl(51, 71%, 45%)
CMYKcmyk(0%, 12%, 83%, 24%)
LABlab(69.7 -4.7 66.6)
LCHlch(69.7 66.8 94.0)
OKLCHoklch(0.737 0.144 98.3)

Copy-ready code

/* CSS */
color: #c2aa21;
background-color: #c2aa21;
/* Tailwind (arbitrary) */
class="text-[#c2aa21] bg-[#c2aa21]"
/* SCSS */
$brand: #c2aa21;
/* SwiftUI */
Color(red: 0.761, green: 0.667, blue: 0.129)
/* Android */
Color.parseColor("#c2aa21")

Accessibility — WCAG contrast

Aa
#c2aa21 on white: 2.32:1
AA ✗ fail · AA-large · AAA
Aa
#c2aa21 on black: 9.07:1
AA ✓ pass · AA-large · AAA
true color
protanopia
deuteranopia
tritanopia

RGB percentages

Red76.1%
Green66.7%
Blue12.9%

CMYK percentages

Cyan0.0%
Magenta12.4%
Yellow83.0%
Key (black)23.9%

Color previews

#c2aa21 text on a black background

contrast 9.07:1

Card sample

#c2aa21 text on a white background

contrast 2.32:1

Card sample

CSS3 live lab

Text font color

The quick brown fox

color: #c2aa21;
Background color
Panel with #c2aa21 background
background-color: #c2aa21;
Text shadow — hex

Glowing headline

text-shadow: 2px 2px 8px #c2aa21;
Text shadow — RGB

Soft neon halo

text-shadow: 0 0 14px rgba(194, 170, 33, 0.45);
Div box shadow
Elevated card
box-shadow: 0 12px 32px -8px rgba(194, 170, 33, 0.45);
Border & gradient
Gradient panel
border: 3px solid #c2aa21;
background: linear-gradient(135deg, #c2aa21, #6FC221);

Monochromatic scale

Palettes built from #c2aa21

Shades — darker

Tints — lighter

Hue & tone neighbors

Color harmonies

Nearest named colors

Work with #c2aa21 in the Color Lab