#c9c921
a balanced, vivid yellow · cool · closest name: gold
RGB
201, 201, 33
HSL
60°, 72%, 46%
CMYK
0, 0, 84, 21
Luminance
0.5430
Every format
| HEX | #c9c921 |
| RGB | rgb(201, 201, 33) |
| HSL | hsl(60, 72%, 46%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 0%, 84%, 21%) |
| LAB | lab(78.6 -17.5 74.3) |
| LCH | lch(78.6 76.4 103.2) |
| OKLCH | oklch(0.810 0.170 109.7) |
Copy-ready code
/* CSS */
color: #c9c921;
background-color: #c9c921;
/* Tailwind (arbitrary) */
class="text-[#c9c921] bg-[#c9c921]"
/* SCSS */
$brand: #c9c921;
/* SwiftUI */
Color(red: 0.788, green: 0.788, blue: 0.129)
/* Android */
Color.parseColor("#c9c921")Accessibility — WCAG contrast
Aa
#c9c921 on white: 1.77:1
AA ✗ fail · AA-large ✗ · AAA ✗
Aa
#c9c921 on black: 11.86:1
AA ✓ pass · AA-large ✓ · AAA ✓
true color
protanopia
deuteranopia
tritanopia
RGB percentages
Red78.8%
Green78.8%
Blue12.9%
CMYK percentages
Cyan0.0%
Magenta0.0%
Yellow83.6%
Key (black)21.2%
Color previews
#c9c921 text on a black background
contrast 11.86:1
Card sample
#c9c921 text on a white background
contrast 1.77:1
Card sample
CSS3 live lab
Text font color
The quick brown fox
color: #c9c921;
Background color
Panel with #c9c921 background
background-color: #c9c921;
Text shadow — hex
Glowing headline
text-shadow: 2px 2px 8px #c9c921;
Text shadow — RGB
Soft neon halo
text-shadow: 0 0 14px rgba(201, 201, 33, 0.45);
Div box shadow
Elevated card
box-shadow: 0 12px 32px -8px rgba(201, 201, 33, 0.45);
Border & gradient
Gradient panel
border: 3px solid #c9c921; background: linear-gradient(135deg, #c9c921, #59C921);