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#ddbd2c

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

RGB
221, 189, 44
HSL
49°, 72%, 52%
CMYK
0, 15, 80, 13
Luminance
0.5195

Every format

HEX#ddbd2c
RGBrgb(221, 189, 44)
HSLhsl(49, 72%, 52%)
CMYKcmyk(0%, 15%, 80%, 13%)
LABlab(77.3 -2.5 71.0)
LCHlch(77.3 71.0 92.0)
OKLCHoklch(0.803 0.154 95.6)

Copy-ready code

/* CSS */
color: #ddbd2c;
background-color: #ddbd2c;
/* Tailwind (arbitrary) */
class="text-[#ddbd2c] bg-[#ddbd2c]"
/* SCSS */
$brand: #ddbd2c;
/* SwiftUI */
Color(red: 0.867, green: 0.741, blue: 0.173)
/* Android */
Color.parseColor("#ddbd2c")

Accessibility — WCAG contrast

Aa
#ddbd2c on white: 1.84:1
AA ✗ fail · AA-large · AAA
Aa
#ddbd2c on black: 11.39:1
AA ✓ pass · AA-large · AAA
true color
protanopia
deuteranopia
tritanopia

RGB percentages

Red86.7%
Green74.1%
Blue17.3%

CMYK percentages

Cyan0.0%
Magenta14.5%
Yellow80.1%
Key (black)13.3%

Color previews

#ddbd2c text on a black background

contrast 11.39:1

Card sample

#ddbd2c text on a white background

contrast 1.84:1

Card sample

CSS3 live lab

Text font color

The quick brown fox

color: #ddbd2c;
Background color
Panel with #ddbd2c background
background-color: #ddbd2c;
Text shadow — hex

Glowing headline

text-shadow: 2px 2px 8px #ddbd2c;
Text shadow — RGB

Soft neon halo

text-shadow: 0 0 14px rgba(221, 189, 44, 0.45);
Div box shadow
Elevated card
box-shadow: 0 12px 32px -8px rgba(221, 189, 44, 0.45);
Border & gradient
Gradient panel
border: 3px solid #ddbd2c;
background: linear-gradient(135deg, #ddbd2c, #87DD2C);

Monochromatic scale

Palettes built from #ddbd2c

Shades — darker

Tints — lighter

Hue & tone neighbors

Color harmonies

Nearest named colors

Work with #ddbd2c in the Color Lab