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#ddcb33

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

RGB
221, 203, 51
HSL
54°, 71%, 53%
CMYK
0, 8, 77, 13
Luminance
0.5832

Every format

HEX#ddcb33
RGBrgb(221, 203, 51)
HSLhsl(54, 71%, 53%)
CMYKcmyk(0%, 8%, 77%, 13%)
LABlab(80.9 -9.4 72.1)
LCHlch(80.9 72.7 97.4)
OKLCHoklch(0.832 0.161 102.2)

Copy-ready code

/* CSS */
color: #ddcb33;
background-color: #ddcb33;
/* Tailwind (arbitrary) */
class="text-[#ddcb33] bg-[#ddcb33]"
/* SCSS */
$brand: #ddcb33;
/* SwiftUI */
Color(red: 0.867, green: 0.796, blue: 0.200)
/* Android */
Color.parseColor("#ddcb33")

Accessibility — WCAG contrast

Aa
#ddcb33 on white: 1.66:1
AA ✗ fail · AA-large · AAA
Aa
#ddcb33 on black: 12.66:1
AA ✓ pass · AA-large · AAA
true color
protanopia
deuteranopia
tritanopia

RGB percentages

Red86.7%
Green79.6%
Blue20.0%

CMYK percentages

Cyan0.0%
Magenta8.1%
Yellow76.9%
Key (black)13.3%

Color previews

#ddcb33 text on a black background

contrast 12.66:1

Card sample

#ddcb33 text on a white background

contrast 1.66:1

Card sample

CSS3 live lab

Text font color

The quick brown fox

color: #ddcb33;
Background color
Panel with #ddcb33 background
background-color: #ddcb33;
Text shadow — hex

Glowing headline

text-shadow: 2px 2px 8px #ddcb33;
Text shadow — RGB

Soft neon halo

text-shadow: 0 0 14px rgba(221, 203, 51, 0.45);
Div box shadow
Elevated card
box-shadow: 0 12px 32px -8px rgba(221, 203, 51, 0.45);
Border & gradient
Gradient panel
border: 3px solid #ddcb33;
background: linear-gradient(135deg, #ddcb33, #7EDD33);

Monochromatic scale

Palettes built from #ddcb33

Shades — darker

Tints — lighter

Hue & tone neighbors

Color harmonies

Nearest named colors

Work with #ddcb33 in the Color Lab