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#d8c721

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

RGB
216, 199, 33
HSL
54°, 74%, 49%
CMYK
0, 8, 85, 15
Luminance
0.5556

Every format

HEX#d8c721
RGBrgb(216, 199, 33)
HSLhsl(54, 74%, 49%)
CMYKcmyk(0%, 8%, 85%, 15%)
LABlab(79.4 -10.1 75.5)
LCHlch(79.4 76.1 97.6)
OKLCHoklch(0.819 0.166 102.9)

Copy-ready code

/* CSS */
color: #d8c721;
background-color: #d8c721;
/* Tailwind (arbitrary) */
class="text-[#d8c721] bg-[#d8c721]"
/* SCSS */
$brand: #d8c721;
/* SwiftUI */
Color(red: 0.847, green: 0.780, blue: 0.129)
/* Android */
Color.parseColor("#d8c721")

Accessibility — WCAG contrast

Aa
#d8c721 on white: 1.73:1
AA ✗ fail · AA-large · AAA
Aa
#d8c721 on black: 12.11:1
AA ✓ pass · AA-large · AAA
true color
protanopia
deuteranopia
tritanopia

RGB percentages

Red84.7%
Green78.0%
Blue12.9%

CMYK percentages

Cyan0.0%
Magenta7.9%
Yellow84.7%
Key (black)15.3%

Color previews

#d8c721 text on a black background

contrast 12.11:1

Card sample

#d8c721 text on a white background

contrast 1.73:1

Card sample

CSS3 live lab

Text font color

The quick brown fox

color: #d8c721;
Background color
Panel with #d8c721 background
background-color: #d8c721;
Text shadow — hex

Glowing headline

text-shadow: 2px 2px 8px #d8c721;
Text shadow — RGB

Soft neon halo

text-shadow: 0 0 14px rgba(216, 199, 33, 0.45);
Div box shadow
Elevated card
box-shadow: 0 12px 32px -8px rgba(216, 199, 33, 0.45);
Border & gradient
Gradient panel
border: 3px solid #d8c721;
background: linear-gradient(135deg, #d8c721, #6FD821);

Monochromatic scale

Palettes built from #d8c721

Shades — darker

Tints — lighter

Hue & tone neighbors

Color harmonies

Nearest named colors

Work with #d8c721 in the Color Lab