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#ddcb21

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

RGB
221, 203, 33
HSL
54°, 74%, 50%
CMYK
0, 8, 85, 13
Luminance
0.5819

Every format

HEX#ddcb21
RGBrgb(221, 203, 33)
HSLhsl(54, 74%, 50%)
CMYKcmyk(0%, 8%, 85%, 13%)
LABlab(80.8 -9.9 76.9)
LCHlch(80.8 77.5 97.4)
OKLCHoklch(0.832 0.168 102.7)

Copy-ready code

/* CSS */
color: #ddcb21;
background-color: #ddcb21;
/* Tailwind (arbitrary) */
class="text-[#ddcb21] bg-[#ddcb21]"
/* SCSS */
$brand: #ddcb21;
/* SwiftUI */
Color(red: 0.867, green: 0.796, blue: 0.129)
/* Android */
Color.parseColor("#ddcb21")

Accessibility — WCAG contrast

Aa
#ddcb21 on white: 1.66:1
AA ✗ fail · AA-large · AAA
Aa
#ddcb21 on black: 12.64:1
AA ✓ pass · AA-large · AAA
true color
protanopia
deuteranopia
tritanopia

RGB percentages

Red86.7%
Green79.6%
Blue12.9%

CMYK percentages

Cyan0.0%
Magenta8.1%
Yellow85.1%
Key (black)13.3%

Color previews

#ddcb21 text on a black background

contrast 12.64:1

Card sample

#ddcb21 text on a white background

contrast 1.66:1

Card sample

CSS3 live lab

Text font color

The quick brown fox

color: #ddcb21;
Background color
Panel with #ddcb21 background
background-color: #ddcb21;
Text shadow — hex

Glowing headline

text-shadow: 2px 2px 8px #ddcb21;
Text shadow — RGB

Soft neon halo

text-shadow: 0 0 14px rgba(221, 203, 33, 0.45);
Div box shadow
Elevated card
box-shadow: 0 12px 32px -8px rgba(221, 203, 33, 0.45);
Border & gradient
Gradient panel
border: 3px solid #ddcb21;
background: linear-gradient(135deg, #ddcb21, #72DD21);

Monochromatic scale

Palettes built from #ddcb21

Shades — darker

Tints — lighter

Hue & tone neighbors

Color harmonies

Nearest named colors

Work with #ddcb21 in the Color Lab