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#dcaa21

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

RGB
220, 170, 33
HSL
44°, 74%, 50%
CMYK
0, 23, 85, 14
Luminance
0.4407

Every format

HEX#dcaa21
RGBrgb(220, 170, 33)
HSLhsl(44, 74%, 50%)
CMYKcmyk(0%, 23%, 85%, 14%)
LABlab(72.3 6.8 69.8)
LCHlch(72.3 70.1 84.5)
OKLCHoklch(0.763 0.149 86.0)

Copy-ready code

/* CSS */
color: #dcaa21;
background-color: #dcaa21;
/* Tailwind (arbitrary) */
class="text-[#dcaa21] bg-[#dcaa21]"
/* SCSS */
$brand: #dcaa21;
/* SwiftUI */
Color(red: 0.863, green: 0.667, blue: 0.129)
/* Android */
Color.parseColor("#dcaa21")

Accessibility — WCAG contrast

Aa
#dcaa21 on white: 2.14:1
AA ✗ fail · AA-large · AAA
Aa
#dcaa21 on black: 9.81:1
AA ✓ pass · AA-large · AAA
true color
protanopia
deuteranopia
tritanopia

RGB percentages

Red86.3%
Green66.7%
Blue12.9%

CMYK percentages

Cyan0.0%
Magenta22.7%
Yellow85.0%
Key (black)13.7%

Color previews

#dcaa21 text on a black background

contrast 9.81:1

Card sample

#dcaa21 text on a white background

contrast 2.14:1

Card sample

CSS3 live lab

Text font color

The quick brown fox

color: #dcaa21;
Background color
Panel with #dcaa21 background
background-color: #dcaa21;
Text shadow — hex

Glowing headline

text-shadow: 2px 2px 8px #dcaa21;
Text shadow — RGB

Soft neon halo

text-shadow: 0 0 14px rgba(220, 170, 33, 0.45);
Div box shadow
Elevated card
box-shadow: 0 12px 32px -8px rgba(220, 170, 33, 0.45);
Border & gradient
Gradient panel
border: 3px solid #dcaa21;
background: linear-gradient(135deg, #dcaa21, #91DC21);

Monochromatic scale

Palettes built from #dcaa21

Shades — darker

Tints — lighter

Hue & tone neighbors

Color harmonies

Nearest named colors

Work with #dcaa21 in the Color Lab