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#c9db3b

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

RGB
201, 219, 59
HSL
67°, 69%, 55%
CMYK
8, 0, 73, 14
Luminance
0.6340

Every format

HEX#c9db3b
RGBrgb(201, 219, 59)
HSLhsl(67, 69%, 55%)
CMYKcmyk(8%, 0%, 73%, 14%)
LABlab(83.7 -25.3 71.5)
LCHlch(83.7 75.9 109.5)
OKLCHoklch(0.850 0.176 115.9)

Copy-ready code

/* CSS */
color: #c9db3b;
background-color: #c9db3b;
/* Tailwind (arbitrary) */
class="text-[#c9db3b] bg-[#c9db3b]"
/* SCSS */
$brand: #c9db3b;
/* SwiftUI */
Color(red: 0.788, green: 0.859, blue: 0.231)
/* Android */
Color.parseColor("#c9db3b")

Accessibility — WCAG contrast

Aa
#c9db3b on white: 1.54:1
AA ✗ fail · AA-large · AAA
Aa
#c9db3b on black: 13.68:1
AA ✓ pass · AA-large · AAA
true color
protanopia
deuteranopia
tritanopia

RGB percentages

Red78.8%
Green85.9%
Blue23.1%

CMYK percentages

Cyan8.2%
Magenta0.0%
Yellow73.1%
Key (black)14.1%

Color previews

#c9db3b text on a black background

contrast 13.68:1

Card sample

#c9db3b text on a white background

contrast 1.54:1

Card sample

CSS3 live lab

Text font color

The quick brown fox

color: #c9db3b;
Background color
Panel with #c9db3b background
background-color: #c9db3b;
Text shadow — hex

Glowing headline

text-shadow: 2px 2px 8px #c9db3b;
Text shadow — RGB

Soft neon halo

text-shadow: 0 0 14px rgba(201, 219, 59, 0.45);
Div box shadow
Elevated card
box-shadow: 0 12px 32px -8px rgba(201, 219, 59, 0.45);
Border & gradient
Gradient panel
border: 3px solid #c9db3b;
background: linear-gradient(135deg, #c9db3b, #5EDB3B);

Monochromatic scale

Palettes built from #c9db3b

Shades — darker

Tints — lighter

Hue & tone neighbors

Color harmonies

Nearest named colors

Work with #c9db3b in the Color Lab