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#dec72c

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

RGB
222, 199, 44
HSL
52°, 73%, 52%
CMYK
0, 10, 80, 13
Luminance
0.5656

Every format

HEX#dec72c
RGBrgb(222, 199, 44)
HSLhsl(52, 73%, 52%)
CMYKcmyk(0%, 10%, 80%, 13%)
LABlab(79.9 -7.2 73.4)
LCHlch(79.9 73.7 95.6)
OKLCHoklch(0.825 0.161 100.2)

Copy-ready code

/* CSS */
color: #dec72c;
background-color: #dec72c;
/* Tailwind (arbitrary) */
class="text-[#dec72c] bg-[#dec72c]"
/* SCSS */
$brand: #dec72c;
/* SwiftUI */
Color(red: 0.871, green: 0.780, blue: 0.173)
/* Android */
Color.parseColor("#dec72c")

Accessibility — WCAG contrast

Aa
#dec72c on white: 1.71:1
AA ✗ fail · AA-large · AAA
Aa
#dec72c on black: 12.31:1
AA ✓ pass · AA-large · AAA
true color
protanopia
deuteranopia
tritanopia

RGB percentages

Red87.1%
Green78.0%
Blue17.3%

CMYK percentages

Cyan0.0%
Magenta10.4%
Yellow80.2%
Key (black)12.9%

Color previews

#dec72c text on a black background

contrast 12.31:1

Card sample

#dec72c text on a white background

contrast 1.71:1

Card sample

CSS3 live lab

Text font color

The quick brown fox

color: #dec72c;
Background color
Panel with #dec72c background
background-color: #dec72c;
Text shadow — hex

Glowing headline

text-shadow: 2px 2px 8px #dec72c;
Text shadow — RGB

Soft neon halo

text-shadow: 0 0 14px rgba(222, 199, 44, 0.45);
Div box shadow
Elevated card
box-shadow: 0 12px 32px -8px rgba(222, 199, 44, 0.45);
Border & gradient
Gradient panel
border: 3px solid #dec72c;
background: linear-gradient(135deg, #dec72c, #7FDE2C);

Monochromatic scale

Palettes built from #dec72c

Shades — darker

Tints — lighter

Hue & tone neighbors

Color harmonies

Nearest named colors

Work with #dec72c in the Color Lab