#ecc521
a balanced, electric yellow · cool · closest name: gold
RGB
236, 197, 33
HSL
49°, 84%, 53%
CMYK
0, 17, 86, 8
Luminance
0.5788
Every format
| HEX | #ecc521 |
| RGB | rgb(236, 197, 33) |
| HSL | hsl(49, 84%, 53%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 17%, 86%, 8%) |
| LAB | lab(80.7 -0.4 77.3) |
| LCH | lch(80.7 77.3 90.3) |
| OKLCH | oklch(0.833 0.165 93.8) |
Copy-ready code
/* CSS */
color: #ecc521;
background-color: #ecc521;
/* Tailwind (arbitrary) */
class="text-[#ecc521] bg-[#ecc521]"
/* SCSS */
$brand: #ecc521;
/* SwiftUI */
Color(red: 0.925, green: 0.773, blue: 0.129)
/* Android */
Color.parseColor("#ecc521")Accessibility — WCAG contrast
Aa
#ecc521 on white: 1.67:1
AA ✗ fail · AA-large ✗ · AAA ✗
Aa
#ecc521 on black: 12.58:1
AA ✓ pass · AA-large ✓ · AAA ✓
true color
protanopia
deuteranopia
tritanopia
RGB percentages
Red92.5%
Green77.3%
Blue12.9%
CMYK percentages
Cyan0.0%
Magenta16.5%
Yellow86.0%
Key (black)7.5%
Color previews
#ecc521 text on a black background
contrast 12.58:1
Card sample
#ecc521 text on a white background
contrast 1.67:1
Card sample
CSS3 live lab
Text font color
The quick brown fox
color: #ecc521;
Background color
Panel with #ecc521 background
background-color: #ecc521;
Text shadow — hex
Glowing headline
text-shadow: 2px 2px 8px #ecc521;
Text shadow — RGB
Soft neon halo
text-shadow: 0 0 14px rgba(236, 197, 33, 0.45);
Div box shadow
Elevated card
box-shadow: 0 12px 32px -8px rgba(236, 197, 33, 0.45);
Border & gradient
Gradient panel
border: 3px solid #ecc521; background: linear-gradient(135deg, #ecc521, #8BEC21);