#ddcd21
a balanced, vivid yellow · cool · closest name: gold
RGB
221, 205, 33
HSL
55°, 74%, 50%
CMYK
0, 7, 85, 13
Luminance
0.5914
Every format
| HEX | #ddcd21 |
| RGB | rgb(221, 205, 33) |
| HSL | hsl(55, 74%, 50%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 7%, 85%, 13%) |
| LAB | lab(81.4 -11.0 77.3) |
| LCH | lch(81.4 78.1 98.1) |
| OKLCH | oklch(0.836 0.170 103.5) |
Copy-ready code
/* CSS */
color: #ddcd21;
background-color: #ddcd21;
/* Tailwind (arbitrary) */
class="text-[#ddcd21] bg-[#ddcd21]"
/* SCSS */
$brand: #ddcd21;
/* SwiftUI */
Color(red: 0.867, green: 0.804, blue: 0.129)
/* Android */
Color.parseColor("#ddcd21")Accessibility — WCAG contrast
Aa
#ddcd21 on white: 1.64:1
AA ✗ fail · AA-large ✗ · AAA ✗
Aa
#ddcd21 on black: 12.83:1
AA ✓ pass · AA-large ✓ · AAA ✓
true color
protanopia
deuteranopia
tritanopia
RGB percentages
Red86.7%
Green80.4%
Blue12.9%
CMYK percentages
Cyan0.0%
Magenta7.2%
Yellow85.1%
Key (black)13.3%
Color previews
#ddcd21 text on a black background
contrast 12.83:1
Card sample
#ddcd21 text on a white background
contrast 1.64:1
Card sample
CSS3 live lab
Text font color
The quick brown fox
color: #ddcd21;
Background color
Panel with #ddcd21 background
background-color: #ddcd21;
Text shadow — hex
Glowing headline
text-shadow: 2px 2px 8px #ddcd21;
Text shadow — RGB
Soft neon halo
text-shadow: 0 0 14px rgba(221, 205, 33, 0.45);
Div box shadow
Elevated card
box-shadow: 0 12px 32px -8px rgba(221, 205, 33, 0.45);
Border & gradient
Gradient panel
border: 3px solid #ddcd21; background: linear-gradient(135deg, #ddcd21, #70DD21);