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#cbaf21

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

RGB
203, 175, 33
HSL
50°, 72%, 46%
CMYK
0, 14, 84, 20
Luminance
0.4347

Every format

HEX#cbaf21
RGBrgb(203, 175, 33)
HSLhsl(50, 72%, 46%)
CMYKcmyk(0%, 14%, 84%, 20%)
LABlab(71.9 -3.3 68.8)
LCHlch(71.9 68.8 92.8)
OKLCHoklch(0.756 0.148 96.8)

Copy-ready code

/* CSS */
color: #cbaf21;
background-color: #cbaf21;
/* Tailwind (arbitrary) */
class="text-[#cbaf21] bg-[#cbaf21]"
/* SCSS */
$brand: #cbaf21;
/* SwiftUI */
Color(red: 0.796, green: 0.686, blue: 0.129)
/* Android */
Color.parseColor("#cbaf21")

Accessibility — WCAG contrast

Aa
#cbaf21 on white: 2.17:1
AA ✗ fail · AA-large · AAA
Aa
#cbaf21 on black: 9.69:1
AA ✓ pass · AA-large · AAA
true color
protanopia
deuteranopia
tritanopia

RGB percentages

Red79.6%
Green68.6%
Blue12.9%

CMYK percentages

Cyan0.0%
Magenta13.8%
Yellow83.7%
Key (black)20.4%

Color previews

#cbaf21 text on a black background

contrast 9.69:1

Card sample

#cbaf21 text on a white background

contrast 2.17:1

Card sample

CSS3 live lab

Text font color

The quick brown fox

color: #cbaf21;
Background color
Panel with #cbaf21 background
background-color: #cbaf21;
Text shadow — hex

Glowing headline

text-shadow: 2px 2px 8px #cbaf21;
Text shadow — RGB

Soft neon halo

text-shadow: 0 0 14px rgba(203, 175, 33, 0.45);
Div box shadow
Elevated card
box-shadow: 0 12px 32px -8px rgba(203, 175, 33, 0.45);
Border & gradient
Gradient panel
border: 3px solid #cbaf21;
background: linear-gradient(135deg, #cbaf21, #76CB21);

Monochromatic scale

Palettes built from #cbaf21

Shades — darker

Tints — lighter

Hue & tone neighbors

Color harmonies

Nearest named colors

Work with #cbaf21 in the Color Lab