#ddb822
a balanced, vivid yellow · cool · closest name: gold
RGB
221, 184, 34
HSL
48°, 73%, 50%
CMYK
0, 17, 85, 13
Luminance
0.4977
Every format
| HEX | #ddb822 |
| RGB | rgb(221, 184, 34) |
| HSL | hsl(48, 73%, 50%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 17%, 85%, 13%) |
| LAB | lab(75.9 -0.2 72.6) |
| LCH | lch(75.9 72.6 90.1) |
| OKLCH | oklch(0.792 0.155 93.4) |
Copy-ready code
/* CSS */
color: #ddb822;
background-color: #ddb822;
/* Tailwind (arbitrary) */
class="text-[#ddb822] bg-[#ddb822]"
/* SCSS */
$brand: #ddb822;
/* SwiftUI */
Color(red: 0.867, green: 0.722, blue: 0.133)
/* Android */
Color.parseColor("#ddb822")Accessibility — WCAG contrast
Aa
#ddb822 on white: 1.92:1
AA ✗ fail · AA-large ✗ · AAA ✗
Aa
#ddb822 on black: 10.95:1
AA ✓ pass · AA-large ✓ · AAA ✓
true color
protanopia
deuteranopia
tritanopia
RGB percentages
Red86.7%
Green72.2%
Blue13.3%
CMYK percentages
Cyan0.0%
Magenta16.7%
Yellow84.6%
Key (black)13.3%
Color previews
#ddb822 text on a black background
contrast 10.95:1
Card sample
#ddb822 text on a white background
contrast 1.92:1
Card sample
CSS3 live lab
Text font color
The quick brown fox
color: #ddb822;
Background color
Panel with #ddb822 background
background-color: #ddb822;
Text shadow — hex
Glowing headline
text-shadow: 2px 2px 8px #ddb822;
Text shadow — RGB
Soft neon halo
text-shadow: 0 0 14px rgba(221, 184, 34, 0.45);
Div box shadow
Elevated card
box-shadow: 0 12px 32px -8px rgba(221, 184, 34, 0.45);
Border & gradient
Gradient panel
border: 3px solid #ddb822; background: linear-gradient(135deg, #ddb822, #85DD22);