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#cec721

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

RGB
206, 199, 33
HSL
58°, 72%, 47%
CMYK
0, 3, 84, 19
Luminance
0.5408

Every format

HEX#cec721
RGBrgb(206, 199, 33)
HSLhsl(58, 72%, 47%)
CMYKcmyk(0%, 3%, 84%, 19%)
LABlab(78.5 -14.4 74.4)
LCHlch(78.5 75.8 100.9)
OKLCHoklch(0.810 0.167 106.9)

Copy-ready code

/* CSS */
color: #cec721;
background-color: #cec721;
/* Tailwind (arbitrary) */
class="text-[#cec721] bg-[#cec721]"
/* SCSS */
$brand: #cec721;
/* SwiftUI */
Color(red: 0.808, green: 0.780, blue: 0.129)
/* Android */
Color.parseColor("#cec721")

Accessibility — WCAG contrast

Aa
#cec721 on white: 1.78:1
AA ✗ fail · AA-large · AAA
Aa
#cec721 on black: 11.82:1
AA ✓ pass · AA-large · AAA
true color
protanopia
deuteranopia
tritanopia

RGB percentages

Red80.8%
Green78.0%
Blue12.9%

CMYK percentages

Cyan0.0%
Magenta3.4%
Yellow84.0%
Key (black)19.2%

Color previews

#cec721 text on a black background

contrast 11.82:1

Card sample

#cec721 text on a white background

contrast 1.78:1

Card sample

CSS3 live lab

Text font color

The quick brown fox

color: #cec721;
Background color
Panel with #cec721 background
background-color: #cec721;
Text shadow — hex

Glowing headline

text-shadow: 2px 2px 8px #cec721;
Text shadow — RGB

Soft neon halo

text-shadow: 0 0 14px rgba(206, 199, 33, 0.45);
Div box shadow
Elevated card
box-shadow: 0 12px 32px -8px rgba(206, 199, 33, 0.45);
Border & gradient
Gradient panel
border: 3px solid #cec721;
background: linear-gradient(135deg, #cec721, #62CE21);

Monochromatic scale

Palettes built from #cec721

Shades — darker

Tints — lighter

Hue & tone neighbors

Color harmonies

Nearest named colors

Work with #cec721 in the Color Lab