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#db9d21

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

RGB
219, 157, 33
HSL
40°, 74%, 49%
CMYK
0, 28, 85, 14
Luminance
0.3928

Every format

HEX#db9d21
RGBrgb(219, 157, 33)
HSLhsl(40, 74%, 49%)
CMYKcmyk(0%, 28%, 85%, 14%)
LABlab(69.0 13.3 67.0)
LCHlch(69.0 68.3 78.8)
OKLCHoklch(0.737 0.145 78.5)

Copy-ready code

/* CSS */
color: #db9d21;
background-color: #db9d21;
/* Tailwind (arbitrary) */
class="text-[#db9d21] bg-[#db9d21]"
/* SCSS */
$brand: #db9d21;
/* SwiftUI */
Color(red: 0.859, green: 0.616, blue: 0.129)
/* Android */
Color.parseColor("#db9d21")

Accessibility — WCAG contrast

Aa
#db9d21 on white: 2.37:1
AA ✗ fail · AA-large · AAA
Aa
#db9d21 on black: 8.86:1
AA ✓ pass · AA-large · AAA
true color
protanopia
deuteranopia
tritanopia

RGB percentages

Red85.9%
Green61.6%
Blue12.9%

CMYK percentages

Cyan0.0%
Magenta28.3%
Yellow84.9%
Key (black)14.1%

Color previews

#db9d21 text on a black background

contrast 8.86:1

Card sample

#db9d21 text on a white background

contrast 2.37:1

Card sample

CSS3 live lab

Text font color

The quick brown fox

color: #db9d21;
Background color
Panel with #db9d21 background
background-color: #db9d21;
Text shadow — hex

Glowing headline

text-shadow: 2px 2px 8px #db9d21;
Text shadow — RGB

Soft neon halo

text-shadow: 0 0 14px rgba(219, 157, 33, 0.45);
Div box shadow
Elevated card
box-shadow: 0 12px 32px -8px rgba(219, 157, 33, 0.45);
Border & gradient
Gradient panel
border: 3px solid #db9d21;
background: linear-gradient(135deg, #db9d21, #9DDB21);

Monochromatic scale

Palettes built from #db9d21

Shades — darker

Tints — lighter

Hue & tone neighbors

Color harmonies

Nearest named colors

Work with #db9d21 in the Color Lab