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#ddb40f

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

RGB
221, 180, 15
HSL
48°, 87%, 46%
CMYK
0, 19, 93, 13
Luminance
0.4805

Every format

HEX#ddb40f
RGBrgb(221, 180, 15)
HSLhsl(48, 87%, 46%)
CMYKcmyk(0%, 19%, 93%, 13%)
LABlab(74.9 1.6 75.4)
LCHlch(74.9 75.5 88.8)
OKLCHoklch(0.784 0.158 92.0)

Copy-ready code

/* CSS */
color: #ddb40f;
background-color: #ddb40f;
/* Tailwind (arbitrary) */
class="text-[#ddb40f] bg-[#ddb40f]"
/* SCSS */
$brand: #ddb40f;
/* SwiftUI */
Color(red: 0.867, green: 0.706, blue: 0.059)
/* Android */
Color.parseColor("#ddb40f")

Accessibility — WCAG contrast

Aa
#ddb40f on white: 1.98:1
AA ✗ fail · AA-large · AAA
Aa
#ddb40f on black: 10.61:1
AA ✓ pass · AA-large · AAA
true color
protanopia
deuteranopia
tritanopia

RGB percentages

Red86.7%
Green70.6%
Blue5.9%

CMYK percentages

Cyan0.0%
Magenta18.6%
Yellow93.2%
Key (black)13.3%

Color previews

#ddb40f text on a black background

contrast 10.61:1

Card sample

#ddb40f text on a white background

contrast 1.98:1

Card sample

CSS3 live lab

Text font color

The quick brown fox

color: #ddb40f;
Background color
Panel with #ddb40f background
background-color: #ddb40f;
Text shadow — hex

Glowing headline

text-shadow: 2px 2px 8px #ddb40f;
Text shadow — RGB

Soft neon halo

text-shadow: 0 0 14px rgba(221, 180, 15, 0.45);
Div box shadow
Elevated card
box-shadow: 0 12px 32px -8px rgba(221, 180, 15, 0.45);
Border & gradient
Gradient panel
border: 3px solid #ddb40f;
background: linear-gradient(135deg, #ddb40f, #7DDD0F);

Monochromatic scale

Palettes built from #ddb40f

Shades — darker

Tints — lighter

Hue & tone neighbors

Color harmonies

Nearest named colors

Work with #ddb40f in the Color Lab