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#e4cd2c

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

RGB
228, 205, 44
HSL
53°, 77%, 53%
CMYK
0, 10, 81, 11
Luminance
0.6034

Every format

HEX#e4cd2c
RGBrgb(228, 205, 44)
HSLhsl(53, 77%, 53%)
CMYKcmyk(0%, 10%, 81%, 11%)
LABlab(82.0 -7.7 75.4)
LCHlch(82.0 75.8 95.8)
OKLCHoklch(0.842 0.165 100.5)

Copy-ready code

/* CSS */
color: #e4cd2c;
background-color: #e4cd2c;
/* Tailwind (arbitrary) */
class="text-[#e4cd2c] bg-[#e4cd2c]"
/* SCSS */
$brand: #e4cd2c;
/* SwiftUI */
Color(red: 0.894, green: 0.804, blue: 0.173)
/* Android */
Color.parseColor("#e4cd2c")

Accessibility — WCAG contrast

Aa
#e4cd2c on white: 1.61:1
AA ✗ fail · AA-large · AAA
Aa
#e4cd2c on black: 13.07:1
AA ✓ pass · AA-large · AAA
true color
protanopia
deuteranopia
tritanopia

RGB percentages

Red89.4%
Green80.4%
Blue17.3%

CMYK percentages

Cyan0.0%
Magenta10.1%
Yellow80.7%
Key (black)10.6%

Color previews

#e4cd2c text on a black background

contrast 13.07:1

Card sample

#e4cd2c text on a white background

contrast 1.61:1

Card sample

CSS3 live lab

Text font color

The quick brown fox

color: #e4cd2c;
Background color
Panel with #e4cd2c background
background-color: #e4cd2c;
Text shadow — hex

Glowing headline

text-shadow: 2px 2px 8px #e4cd2c;
Text shadow — RGB

Soft neon halo

text-shadow: 0 0 14px rgba(228, 205, 44, 0.45);
Div box shadow
Elevated card
box-shadow: 0 12px 32px -8px rgba(228, 205, 44, 0.45);
Border & gradient
Gradient panel
border: 3px solid #e4cd2c;
background: linear-gradient(135deg, #e4cd2c, #80E42C);

Monochromatic scale

Palettes built from #e4cd2c

Shades — darker

Tints — lighter

Hue & tone neighbors

Color harmonies

Nearest named colors

Work with #e4cd2c in the Color Lab