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#dd9c01

a dark, electric yellow · warm · closest name: orange

RGB
221, 156, 1
HSL
42°, 99%, 44%
CMYK
0, 29, 100, 13
Luminance
0.3915

Every format

HEX#dd9c01
RGBrgb(221, 156, 1)
HSLhsl(42, 99%, 44%)
CMYKcmyk(0%, 29%, 100%, 13%)
LABlab(68.9 14.2 72.9)
LCHlch(68.9 74.3 79.0)
OKLCHoklch(0.737 0.153 78.7)

Copy-ready code

/* CSS */
color: #dd9c01;
background-color: #dd9c01;
/* Tailwind (arbitrary) */
class="text-[#dd9c01] bg-[#dd9c01]"
/* SCSS */
$brand: #dd9c01;
/* SwiftUI */
Color(red: 0.867, green: 0.612, blue: 0.004)
/* Android */
Color.parseColor("#dd9c01")

Accessibility — WCAG contrast

Aa
#dd9c01 on white: 2.38:1
AA ✗ fail · AA-large · AAA
Aa
#dd9c01 on black: 8.83:1
AA ✓ pass · AA-large · AAA
true color
protanopia
deuteranopia
tritanopia

RGB percentages

Red86.7%
Green61.2%
Blue0.4%

CMYK percentages

Cyan0.0%
Magenta29.4%
Yellow99.5%
Key (black)13.3%

Color previews

#dd9c01 text on a black background

contrast 8.83:1

Card sample

#dd9c01 text on a white background

contrast 2.38:1

Card sample

CSS3 live lab

Text font color

The quick brown fox

color: #dd9c01;
Background color
Panel with #dd9c01 background
background-color: #dd9c01;
Text shadow — hex

Glowing headline

text-shadow: 2px 2px 8px #dd9c01;
Text shadow — RGB

Soft neon halo

text-shadow: 0 0 14px rgba(221, 156, 1, 0.45);
Div box shadow
Elevated card
box-shadow: 0 12px 32px -8px rgba(221, 156, 1, 0.45);
Border & gradient
Gradient panel
border: 3px solid #dd9c01;
background: linear-gradient(135deg, #dd9c01, #8BDD01);

Monochromatic scale

Palettes built from #dd9c01

Shades — darker

Tints — lighter

Hue & tone neighbors

Color harmonies

Nearest named colors

Work with #dd9c01 in the Color Lab