#c9b321
a balanced, vivid yellow · cool · closest name: gold
RGB
201, 179, 33
HSL
52°, 72%, 46%
CMYK
0, 11, 84, 21
Luminance
0.4477
Every format
| HEX | #c9b321 |
| RGB | rgb(201, 179, 33) |
| HSL | hsl(52, 72%, 46%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 11%, 84%, 21%) |
| LAB | lab(72.7 -6.3 69.4) |
| LCH | lch(72.7 69.7 95.2) |
| OKLCH | oklch(0.763 0.151 99.8) |
Copy-ready code
/* CSS */
color: #c9b321;
background-color: #c9b321;
/* Tailwind (arbitrary) */
class="text-[#c9b321] bg-[#c9b321]"
/* SCSS */
$brand: #c9b321;
/* SwiftUI */
Color(red: 0.788, green: 0.702, blue: 0.129)
/* Android */
Color.parseColor("#c9b321")Accessibility — WCAG contrast
Aa
#c9b321 on white: 2.11:1
AA ✗ fail · AA-large ✗ · AAA ✗
Aa
#c9b321 on black: 9.95:1
AA ✓ pass · AA-large ✓ · AAA ✓
true color
protanopia
deuteranopia
tritanopia
RGB percentages
Red78.8%
Green70.2%
Blue12.9%
CMYK percentages
Cyan0.0%
Magenta10.9%
Yellow83.6%
Key (black)21.2%
Color previews
#c9b321 text on a black background
contrast 9.95:1
Card sample
#c9b321 text on a white background
contrast 2.11:1
Card sample
CSS3 live lab
Text font color
The quick brown fox
color: #c9b321;
Background color
Panel with #c9b321 background
background-color: #c9b321;
Text shadow — hex
Glowing headline
text-shadow: 2px 2px 8px #c9b321;
Text shadow — RGB
Soft neon halo
text-shadow: 0 0 14px rgba(201, 179, 33, 0.45);
Div box shadow
Elevated card
box-shadow: 0 12px 32px -8px rgba(201, 179, 33, 0.45);
Border & gradient
Gradient panel
border: 3px solid #c9b321; background: linear-gradient(135deg, #c9b321, #6FC921);