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#cd9c0f

a dark, electric yellow · warm · closest name: orange

RGB
205, 156, 15
HSL
45°, 86%, 43%
CMYK
0, 24, 93, 20
Luminance
0.3679

Every format

HEX#cd9c0f
RGBrgb(205, 156, 15)
HSLhsl(45, 86%, 43%)
CMYKcmyk(0%, 24%, 93%, 20%)
LABlab(67.1 7.3 69.0)
LCHlch(67.1 69.3 83.9)
OKLCHoklch(0.719 0.145 85.5)

Copy-ready code

/* CSS */
color: #cd9c0f;
background-color: #cd9c0f;
/* Tailwind (arbitrary) */
class="text-[#cd9c0f] bg-[#cd9c0f]"
/* SCSS */
$brand: #cd9c0f;
/* SwiftUI */
Color(red: 0.804, green: 0.612, blue: 0.059)
/* Android */
Color.parseColor("#cd9c0f")

Accessibility — WCAG contrast

Aa
#cd9c0f on white: 2.51:1
AA ✗ fail · AA-large · AAA
Aa
#cd9c0f on black: 8.36:1
AA ✓ pass · AA-large · AAA
true color
protanopia
deuteranopia
tritanopia

RGB percentages

Red80.4%
Green61.2%
Blue5.9%

CMYK percentages

Cyan0.0%
Magenta23.9%
Yellow92.7%
Key (black)19.6%

Color previews

#cd9c0f text on a black background

contrast 8.36:1

Card sample

#cd9c0f text on a white background

contrast 2.51:1

Card sample

CSS3 live lab

Text font color

The quick brown fox

color: #cd9c0f;
Background color
Panel with #cd9c0f background
background-color: #cd9c0f;
Text shadow — hex

Glowing headline

text-shadow: 2px 2px 8px #cd9c0f;
Text shadow — RGB

Soft neon halo

text-shadow: 0 0 14px rgba(205, 156, 15, 0.45);
Div box shadow
Elevated card
box-shadow: 0 12px 32px -8px rgba(205, 156, 15, 0.45);
Border & gradient
Gradient panel
border: 3px solid #cd9c0f;
background: linear-gradient(135deg, #cd9c0f, #7FCD0F);

Monochromatic scale

Palettes built from #cd9c0f

Shades — darker

Tints — lighter

Hue & tone neighbors

Color harmonies

Nearest named colors

Work with #cd9c0f in the Color Lab