#c9ae21
a balanced, vivid yellow · cool · closest name: gold
RGB
201, 174, 33
HSL
50°, 72%, 46%
CMYK
0, 13, 84, 21
Luminance
0.4280
Every format
| HEX | #c9ae21 |
| RGB | rgb(201, 174, 33) |
| HSL | hsl(50, 72%, 46%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 13%, 84%, 21%) |
| LAB | lab(71.4 -3.7 68.3) |
| LCH | lch(71.4 68.4 93.1) |
| OKLCH | oklch(0.752 0.147 97.2) |
Copy-ready code
/* CSS */
color: #c9ae21;
background-color: #c9ae21;
/* Tailwind (arbitrary) */
class="text-[#c9ae21] bg-[#c9ae21]"
/* SCSS */
$brand: #c9ae21;
/* SwiftUI */
Color(red: 0.788, green: 0.682, blue: 0.129)
/* Android */
Color.parseColor("#c9ae21")Accessibility — WCAG contrast
Aa
#c9ae21 on white: 2.20:1
AA ✗ fail · AA-large ✗ · AAA ✗
Aa
#c9ae21 on black: 9.56:1
AA ✓ pass · AA-large ✓ · AAA ✓
true color
protanopia
deuteranopia
tritanopia
RGB percentages
Red78.8%
Green68.2%
Blue12.9%
CMYK percentages
Cyan0.0%
Magenta13.4%
Yellow83.6%
Key (black)21.2%
Color previews
#c9ae21 text on a black background
contrast 9.56:1
Card sample
#c9ae21 text on a white background
contrast 2.20:1
Card sample
CSS3 live lab
Text font color
The quick brown fox
color: #c9ae21;
Background color
Panel with #c9ae21 background
background-color: #c9ae21;
Text shadow — hex
Glowing headline
text-shadow: 2px 2px 8px #c9ae21;
Text shadow — RGB
Soft neon halo
text-shadow: 0 0 14px rgba(201, 174, 33, 0.45);
Div box shadow
Elevated card
box-shadow: 0 12px 32px -8px rgba(201, 174, 33, 0.45);
Border & gradient
Gradient panel
border: 3px solid #c9ae21; background: linear-gradient(135deg, #c9ae21, #74C921);