#dc9e21
a balanced, vivid yellow · warm · closest name: orange
RGB
220, 158, 33
HSL
40°, 74%, 50%
CMYK
0, 28, 85, 14
Luminance
0.3978
Every format
| HEX | #dc9e21 |
| RGB | rgb(220, 158, 33) |
| HSL | hsl(40, 74%, 50%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 28%, 85%, 14%) |
| LAB | lab(69.3 13.2 67.3) |
| LCH | lch(69.3 68.6 78.9) |
| OKLCH | oklch(0.740 0.146 78.7) |
Copy-ready code
/* CSS */
color: #dc9e21;
background-color: #dc9e21;
/* Tailwind (arbitrary) */
class="text-[#dc9e21] bg-[#dc9e21]"
/* SCSS */
$brand: #dc9e21;
/* SwiftUI */
Color(red: 0.863, green: 0.620, blue: 0.129)
/* Android */
Color.parseColor("#dc9e21")Accessibility — WCAG contrast
Aa
#dc9e21 on white: 2.34:1
AA ✗ fail · AA-large ✗ · AAA ✗
Aa
#dc9e21 on black: 8.96:1
AA ✓ pass · AA-large ✓ · AAA ✓
true color
protanopia
deuteranopia
tritanopia
RGB percentages
Red86.3%
Green62.0%
Blue12.9%
CMYK percentages
Cyan0.0%
Magenta28.2%
Yellow85.0%
Key (black)13.7%
Color previews
#dc9e21 text on a black background
contrast 8.96:1
Card sample
#dc9e21 text on a white background
contrast 2.34:1
Card sample
CSS3 live lab
Text font color
The quick brown fox
color: #dc9e21;
Background color
Panel with #dc9e21 background
background-color: #dc9e21;
Text shadow — hex
Glowing headline
text-shadow: 2px 2px 8px #dc9e21;
Text shadow — RGB
Soft neon halo
text-shadow: 0 0 14px rgba(220, 158, 33, 0.45);
Div box shadow
Elevated card
box-shadow: 0 12px 32px -8px rgba(220, 158, 33, 0.45);
Border & gradient
Gradient panel
border: 3px solid #dc9e21; background: linear-gradient(135deg, #dc9e21, #9DDC21);