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#c9a921

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

RGB
201, 169, 33
HSL
49°, 72%, 46%
CMYK
0, 16, 84, 21
Luminance
0.4090

Every format

HEX#c9a921
RGBrgb(201, 169, 33)
HSLhsl(49, 72%, 46%)
CMYKcmyk(0%, 16%, 84%, 21%)
LABlab(70.1 -1.0 67.2)
LCHlch(70.1 67.2 90.9)
OKLCHoklch(0.742 0.144 94.4)

Copy-ready code

/* CSS */
color: #c9a921;
background-color: #c9a921;
/* Tailwind (arbitrary) */
class="text-[#c9a921] bg-[#c9a921]"
/* SCSS */
$brand: #c9a921;
/* SwiftUI */
Color(red: 0.788, green: 0.663, blue: 0.129)
/* Android */
Color.parseColor("#c9a921")

Accessibility — WCAG contrast

Aa
#c9a921 on white: 2.29:1
AA ✗ fail · AA-large · AAA
Aa
#c9a921 on black: 9.18:1
AA ✓ pass · AA-large · AAA
true color
protanopia
deuteranopia
tritanopia

RGB percentages

Red78.8%
Green66.3%
Blue12.9%

CMYK percentages

Cyan0.0%
Magenta15.9%
Yellow83.6%
Key (black)21.2%

Color previews

#c9a921 text on a black background

contrast 9.18:1

Card sample

#c9a921 text on a white background

contrast 2.29:1

Card sample

CSS3 live lab

Text font color

The quick brown fox

color: #c9a921;
Background color
Panel with #c9a921 background
background-color: #c9a921;
Text shadow — hex

Glowing headline

text-shadow: 2px 2px 8px #c9a921;
Text shadow — RGB

Soft neon halo

text-shadow: 0 0 14px rgba(201, 169, 33, 0.45);
Div box shadow
Elevated card
box-shadow: 0 12px 32px -8px rgba(201, 169, 33, 0.45);
Border & gradient
Gradient panel
border: 3px solid #c9a921;
background: linear-gradient(135deg, #c9a921, #79C921);

Monochromatic scale

Palettes built from #c9a921

Shades — darker

Tints — lighter

Hue & tone neighbors

Color harmonies

Nearest named colors

Work with #c9a921 in the Color Lab