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#ddab2c

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

RGB
221, 171, 44
HSL
43°, 72%, 52%
CMYK
0, 23, 80, 13
Luminance
0.4468

Every format

HEX#ddab2c
RGBrgb(221, 171, 44)
HSLhsl(43, 72%, 52%)
CMYKcmyk(0%, 23%, 80%, 13%)
LABlab(72.7 7.0 66.9)
LCHlch(72.7 67.3 84.0)
OKLCHoklch(0.767 0.145 85.3)

Copy-ready code

/* CSS */
color: #ddab2c;
background-color: #ddab2c;
/* Tailwind (arbitrary) */
class="text-[#ddab2c] bg-[#ddab2c]"
/* SCSS */
$brand: #ddab2c;
/* SwiftUI */
Color(red: 0.867, green: 0.671, blue: 0.173)
/* Android */
Color.parseColor("#ddab2c")

Accessibility — WCAG contrast

Aa
#ddab2c on white: 2.11:1
AA ✗ fail · AA-large · AAA
Aa
#ddab2c on black: 9.94:1
AA ✓ pass · AA-large · AAA
true color
protanopia
deuteranopia
tritanopia

RGB percentages

Red86.7%
Green67.1%
Blue17.3%

CMYK percentages

Cyan0.0%
Magenta22.6%
Yellow80.1%
Key (black)13.3%

Color previews

#ddab2c text on a black background

contrast 9.94:1

Card sample

#ddab2c text on a white background

contrast 2.11:1

Card sample

CSS3 live lab

Text font color

The quick brown fox

color: #ddab2c;
Background color
Panel with #ddab2c background
background-color: #ddab2c;
Text shadow — hex

Glowing headline

text-shadow: 2px 2px 8px #ddab2c;
Text shadow — RGB

Soft neon halo

text-shadow: 0 0 14px rgba(221, 171, 44, 0.45);
Div box shadow
Elevated card
box-shadow: 0 12px 32px -8px rgba(221, 171, 44, 0.45);
Border & gradient
Gradient panel
border: 3px solid #ddab2c;
background: linear-gradient(135deg, #ddab2c, #99DD2C);

Monochromatic scale

Palettes built from #ddab2c

Shades — darker

Tints — lighter

Hue & tone neighbors

Color harmonies

Nearest named colors

Work with #ddab2c in the Color Lab