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#c9b821

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

RGB
201, 184, 33
HSL
54°, 72%, 46%
CMYK
0, 9, 84, 21
Luminance
0.4681

Every format

HEX#c9b821
RGBrgb(201, 184, 33)
HSLhsl(54, 72%, 46%)
CMYKcmyk(0%, 9%, 84%, 21%)
LABlab(74.1 -8.9 70.5)
LCHlch(74.1 71.1 97.2)
OKLCHoklch(0.773 0.155 102.3)

Copy-ready code

/* CSS */
color: #c9b821;
background-color: #c9b821;
/* Tailwind (arbitrary) */
class="text-[#c9b821] bg-[#c9b821]"
/* SCSS */
$brand: #c9b821;
/* SwiftUI */
Color(red: 0.788, green: 0.722, blue: 0.129)
/* Android */
Color.parseColor("#c9b821")

Accessibility — WCAG contrast

Aa
#c9b821 on white: 2.03:1
AA ✗ fail · AA-large · AAA
Aa
#c9b821 on black: 10.36:1
AA ✓ pass · AA-large · AAA
true color
protanopia
deuteranopia
tritanopia

RGB percentages

Red78.8%
Green72.2%
Blue12.9%

CMYK percentages

Cyan0.0%
Magenta8.5%
Yellow83.6%
Key (black)21.2%

Color previews

#c9b821 text on a black background

contrast 10.36:1

Card sample

#c9b821 text on a white background

contrast 2.03:1

Card sample

CSS3 live lab

Text font color

The quick brown fox

color: #c9b821;
Background color
Panel with #c9b821 background
background-color: #c9b821;
Text shadow — hex

Glowing headline

text-shadow: 2px 2px 8px #c9b821;
Text shadow — RGB

Soft neon halo

text-shadow: 0 0 14px rgba(201, 184, 33, 0.45);
Div box shadow
Elevated card
box-shadow: 0 12px 32px -8px rgba(201, 184, 33, 0.45);
Border & gradient
Gradient panel
border: 3px solid #c9b821;
background: linear-gradient(135deg, #c9b821, #6AC921);

Monochromatic scale

Palettes built from #c9b821

Shades — darker

Tints — lighter

Hue & tone neighbors

Color harmonies

Nearest named colors

Work with #c9b821 in the Color Lab