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#d8aa21

a balanced, vivid yellow · warm · closest name: orange

RGB
216, 170, 33
HSL
45°, 74%, 49%
CMYK
0, 21, 85, 15
Luminance
0.4346

Every format

HEX#d8aa21
RGBrgb(216, 170, 33)
HSLhsl(45, 74%, 49%)
CMYKcmyk(0%, 21%, 85%, 15%)
LABlab(71.9 5.0 69.3)
LCHlch(71.9 69.5 85.9)
OKLCHoklch(0.759 0.148 87.9)

Copy-ready code

/* CSS */
color: #d8aa21;
background-color: #d8aa21;
/* Tailwind (arbitrary) */
class="text-[#d8aa21] bg-[#d8aa21]"
/* SCSS */
$brand: #d8aa21;
/* SwiftUI */
Color(red: 0.847, green: 0.667, blue: 0.129)
/* Android */
Color.parseColor("#d8aa21")

Accessibility — WCAG contrast

Aa
#d8aa21 on white: 2.17:1
AA ✗ fail · AA-large · AAA
Aa
#d8aa21 on black: 9.69:1
AA ✓ pass · AA-large · AAA
true color
protanopia
deuteranopia
tritanopia

RGB percentages

Red84.7%
Green66.7%
Blue12.9%

CMYK percentages

Cyan0.0%
Magenta21.3%
Yellow84.7%
Key (black)15.3%

Color previews

#d8aa21 text on a black background

contrast 9.69:1

Card sample

#d8aa21 text on a white background

contrast 2.17:1

Card sample

CSS3 live lab

Text font color

The quick brown fox

color: #d8aa21;
Background color
Panel with #d8aa21 background
background-color: #d8aa21;
Text shadow — hex

Glowing headline

text-shadow: 2px 2px 8px #d8aa21;
Text shadow — RGB

Soft neon halo

text-shadow: 0 0 14px rgba(216, 170, 33, 0.45);
Div box shadow
Elevated card
box-shadow: 0 12px 32px -8px rgba(216, 170, 33, 0.45);
Border & gradient
Gradient panel
border: 3px solid #d8aa21;
background: linear-gradient(135deg, #d8aa21, #8CD821);

Monochromatic scale

Palettes built from #d8aa21

Shades — darker

Tints — lighter

Hue & tone neighbors

Color harmonies

Nearest named colors

Work with #d8aa21 in the Color Lab