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#ddcd2f

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

RGB
221, 205, 47
HSL
55°, 72%, 53%
CMYK
0, 7, 79, 13
Luminance
0.5924

Every format

HEX#ddcd2f
RGBrgb(221, 205, 47)
HSLhsl(55, 72%, 53%)
CMYKcmyk(0%, 7%, 79%, 13%)
LABlab(81.4 -10.6 73.8)
LCHlch(81.4 74.5 98.1)
OKLCHoklch(0.836 0.164 103.2)

Copy-ready code

/* CSS */
color: #ddcd2f;
background-color: #ddcd2f;
/* Tailwind (arbitrary) */
class="text-[#ddcd2f] bg-[#ddcd2f]"
/* SCSS */
$brand: #ddcd2f;
/* SwiftUI */
Color(red: 0.867, green: 0.804, blue: 0.184)
/* Android */
Color.parseColor("#ddcd2f")

Accessibility — WCAG contrast

Aa
#ddcd2f on white: 1.63:1
AA ✗ fail · AA-large · AAA
Aa
#ddcd2f on black: 12.85:1
AA ✓ pass · AA-large · AAA
true color
protanopia
deuteranopia
tritanopia

RGB percentages

Red86.7%
Green80.4%
Blue18.4%

CMYK percentages

Cyan0.0%
Magenta7.2%
Yellow78.7%
Key (black)13.3%

Color previews

#ddcd2f text on a black background

contrast 12.85:1

Card sample

#ddcd2f text on a white background

contrast 1.63:1

Card sample

CSS3 live lab

Text font color

The quick brown fox

color: #ddcd2f;
Background color
Panel with #ddcd2f background
background-color: #ddcd2f;
Text shadow — hex

Glowing headline

text-shadow: 2px 2px 8px #ddcd2f;
Text shadow — RGB

Soft neon halo

text-shadow: 0 0 14px rgba(221, 205, 47, 0.45);
Div box shadow
Elevated card
box-shadow: 0 12px 32px -8px rgba(221, 205, 47, 0.45);
Border & gradient
Gradient panel
border: 3px solid #ddcd2f;
background: linear-gradient(135deg, #ddcd2f, #79DD2F);

Monochromatic scale

Palettes built from #ddcd2f

Shades — darker

Tints — lighter

Hue & tone neighbors

Color harmonies

Nearest named colors

Work with #ddcd2f in the Color Lab