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#ddbb3b

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

RGB
221, 187, 59
HSL
47°, 70%, 55%
CMYK
0, 15, 73, 13
Luminance
0.5123

Every format

HEX#ddbb3b
RGBrgb(221, 187, 59)
HSLhsl(47, 70%, 55%)
CMYKcmyk(0%, 15%, 73%, 13%)
LABlab(76.8 -0.9 65.6)
LCHlch(76.8 65.6 90.8)
OKLCHoklch(0.800 0.145 93.6)

Copy-ready code

/* CSS */
color: #ddbb3b;
background-color: #ddbb3b;
/* Tailwind (arbitrary) */
class="text-[#ddbb3b] bg-[#ddbb3b]"
/* SCSS */
$brand: #ddbb3b;
/* SwiftUI */
Color(red: 0.867, green: 0.733, blue: 0.231)
/* Android */
Color.parseColor("#ddbb3b")

Accessibility — WCAG contrast

Aa
#ddbb3b on white: 1.87:1
AA ✗ fail · AA-large · AAA
Aa
#ddbb3b on black: 11.25:1
AA ✓ pass · AA-large · AAA
true color
protanopia
deuteranopia
tritanopia

RGB percentages

Red86.7%
Green73.3%
Blue23.1%

CMYK percentages

Cyan0.0%
Magenta15.4%
Yellow73.3%
Key (black)13.3%

Color previews

#ddbb3b text on a black background

contrast 11.25:1

Card sample

#ddbb3b text on a white background

contrast 1.87:1

Card sample

CSS3 live lab

Text font color

The quick brown fox

color: #ddbb3b;
Background color
Panel with #ddbb3b background
background-color: #ddbb3b;
Text shadow — hex

Glowing headline

text-shadow: 2px 2px 8px #ddbb3b;
Text shadow — RGB

Soft neon halo

text-shadow: 0 0 14px rgba(221, 187, 59, 0.45);
Div box shadow
Elevated card
box-shadow: 0 12px 32px -8px rgba(221, 187, 59, 0.45);
Border & gradient
Gradient panel
border: 3px solid #ddbb3b;
background: linear-gradient(135deg, #ddbb3b, #93DD3B);

Monochromatic scale

Palettes built from #ddbb3b

Shades — darker

Tints — lighter

Hue & tone neighbors

Color harmonies

Nearest named colors

Work with #ddbb3b in the Color Lab