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#ddb800

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

RGB
221, 184, 0
HSL
50°, 100%, 43%
CMYK
0, 17, 100, 13
Luminance
0.4965

Every format

HEX#ddb800
RGBrgb(221, 184, 0)
HSLhsl(50, 100%, 43%)
CMYKcmyk(0%, 17%, 100%, 13%)
LABlab(75.9 -0.7 77.8)
LCHlch(75.9 77.8 90.5)
OKLCHoklch(0.792 0.162 94.3)

Copy-ready code

/* CSS */
color: #ddb800;
background-color: #ddb800;
/* Tailwind (arbitrary) */
class="text-[#ddb800] bg-[#ddb800]"
/* SCSS */
$brand: #ddb800;
/* SwiftUI */
Color(red: 0.867, green: 0.722, blue: 0.000)
/* Android */
Color.parseColor("#ddb800")

Accessibility — WCAG contrast

Aa
#ddb800 on white: 1.92:1
AA ✗ fail · AA-large · AAA
Aa
#ddb800 on black: 10.93:1
AA ✓ pass · AA-large · AAA
true color
protanopia
deuteranopia
tritanopia

RGB percentages

Red86.7%
Green72.2%
Blue0.0%

CMYK percentages

Cyan0.0%
Magenta16.7%
Yellow100.0%
Key (black)13.3%

Color previews

#ddb800 text on a black background

contrast 10.93:1

Card sample

#ddb800 text on a white background

contrast 1.92:1

Card sample

CSS3 live lab

Text font color

The quick brown fox

color: #ddb800;
Background color
Panel with #ddb800 background
background-color: #ddb800;
Text shadow — hex

Glowing headline

text-shadow: 2px 2px 8px #ddb800;
Text shadow — RGB

Soft neon halo

text-shadow: 0 0 14px rgba(221, 184, 0, 0.45);
Div box shadow
Elevated card
box-shadow: 0 12px 32px -8px rgba(221, 184, 0, 0.45);
Border & gradient
Gradient panel
border: 3px solid #ddb800;
background: linear-gradient(135deg, #ddb800, #6EDD00);

Monochromatic scale

Palettes built from #ddb800

Shades — darker

Tints — lighter

Hue & tone neighbors

Color harmonies

Nearest named colors

Work with #ddb800 in the Color Lab