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#ddb000

a dark, electric yellow · cool · closest name: gold

RGB
221, 176, 0
HSL
48°, 100%, 43%
CMYK
0, 20, 100, 13
Luminance
0.4642

Every format

HEX#ddb000
RGBrgb(221, 176, 0)
HSLhsl(48, 100%, 43%)
CMYKcmyk(0%, 20%, 100%, 13%)
LABlab(73.8 3.5 76.4)
LCHlch(73.8 76.5 87.3)
OKLCHoklch(0.776 0.159 90.1)

Copy-ready code

/* CSS */
color: #ddb000;
background-color: #ddb000;
/* Tailwind (arbitrary) */
class="text-[#ddb000] bg-[#ddb000]"
/* SCSS */
$brand: #ddb000;
/* SwiftUI */
Color(red: 0.867, green: 0.690, blue: 0.000)
/* Android */
Color.parseColor("#ddb000")

Accessibility — WCAG contrast

Aa
#ddb000 on white: 2.04:1
AA ✗ fail · AA-large · AAA
Aa
#ddb000 on black: 10.28:1
AA ✓ pass · AA-large · AAA
true color
protanopia
deuteranopia
tritanopia

RGB percentages

Red86.7%
Green69.0%
Blue0.0%

CMYK percentages

Cyan0.0%
Magenta20.4%
Yellow100.0%
Key (black)13.3%

Color previews

#ddb000 text on a black background

contrast 10.28:1

Card sample

#ddb000 text on a white background

contrast 2.04:1

Card sample

CSS3 live lab

Text font color

The quick brown fox

color: #ddb000;
Background color
Panel with #ddb000 background
background-color: #ddb000;
Text shadow — hex

Glowing headline

text-shadow: 2px 2px 8px #ddb000;
Text shadow — RGB

Soft neon halo

text-shadow: 0 0 14px rgba(221, 176, 0, 0.45);
Div box shadow
Elevated card
box-shadow: 0 12px 32px -8px rgba(221, 176, 0, 0.45);
Border & gradient
Gradient panel
border: 3px solid #ddb000;
background: linear-gradient(135deg, #ddb000, #77DD00);

Monochromatic scale

Palettes built from #ddb000

Shades — darker

Tints — lighter

Hue & tone neighbors

Color harmonies

Nearest named colors

Work with #ddb000 in the Color Lab