#ddb521
a balanced, vivid yellow · cool · closest name: gold
RGB
221, 181, 33
HSL
47°, 74%, 50%
CMYK
0, 18, 85, 13
Luminance
0.4853
Every format
| HEX | #ddb521 |
| RGB | rgb(221, 181, 33) |
| HSL | hsl(47, 74%, 50%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 18%, 85%, 13%) |
| LAB | lab(75.2 1.4 72.2) |
| LCH | lch(75.2 72.2 88.9) |
| OKLCH | oklch(0.786 0.154 91.9) |
Copy-ready code
/* CSS */
color: #ddb521;
background-color: #ddb521;
/* Tailwind (arbitrary) */
class="text-[#ddb521] bg-[#ddb521]"
/* SCSS */
$brand: #ddb521;
/* SwiftUI */
Color(red: 0.867, green: 0.710, blue: 0.129)
/* Android */
Color.parseColor("#ddb521")Accessibility — WCAG contrast
Aa
#ddb521 on white: 1.96:1
AA ✗ fail · AA-large ✗ · AAA ✗
Aa
#ddb521 on black: 10.71:1
AA ✓ pass · AA-large ✓ · AAA ✓
true color
protanopia
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RGB percentages
Red86.7%
Green71.0%
Blue12.9%
CMYK percentages
Cyan0.0%
Magenta18.1%
Yellow85.1%
Key (black)13.3%
Color previews
#ddb521 text on a black background
contrast 10.71:1
Card sample
#ddb521 text on a white background
contrast 1.96:1
Card sample
CSS3 live lab
Text font color
The quick brown fox
color: #ddb521;
Background color
Panel with #ddb521 background
background-color: #ddb521;
Text shadow — hex
Glowing headline
text-shadow: 2px 2px 8px #ddb521;
Text shadow — RGB
Soft neon halo
text-shadow: 0 0 14px rgba(221, 181, 33, 0.45);
Div box shadow
Elevated card
box-shadow: 0 12px 32px -8px rgba(221, 181, 33, 0.45);
Border & gradient
Gradient panel
border: 3px solid #ddb521; background: linear-gradient(135deg, #ddb521, #88DD21);