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#ecda21

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

RGB
236, 218, 33
HSL
55°, 84%, 53%
CMYK
0, 8, 86, 8
Luminance
0.6809

Every format

HEX#ecda21
RGBrgb(236, 218, 33)
HSLhsl(55, 84%, 53%)
CMYKcmyk(0%, 8%, 86%, 8%)
LABlab(86.0 -11.1 81.6)
LCHlch(86.0 82.4 97.7)
OKLCHoklch(0.876 0.178 103.2)

Copy-ready code

/* CSS */
color: #ecda21;
background-color: #ecda21;
/* Tailwind (arbitrary) */
class="text-[#ecda21] bg-[#ecda21]"
/* SCSS */
$brand: #ecda21;
/* SwiftUI */
Color(red: 0.925, green: 0.855, blue: 0.129)
/* Android */
Color.parseColor("#ecda21")

Accessibility — WCAG contrast

Aa
#ecda21 on white: 1.44:1
AA ✗ fail · AA-large · AAA
Aa
#ecda21 on black: 14.62:1
AA ✓ pass · AA-large · AAA
true color
protanopia
deuteranopia
tritanopia

RGB percentages

Red92.5%
Green85.5%
Blue12.9%

CMYK percentages

Cyan0.0%
Magenta7.6%
Yellow86.0%
Key (black)7.5%

Color previews

#ecda21 text on a black background

contrast 14.62:1

Card sample

#ecda21 text on a white background

contrast 1.44:1

Card sample

CSS3 live lab

Text font color

The quick brown fox

color: #ecda21;
Background color
Panel with #ecda21 background
background-color: #ecda21;
Text shadow — hex

Glowing headline

text-shadow: 2px 2px 8px #ecda21;
Text shadow — RGB

Soft neon halo

text-shadow: 0 0 14px rgba(236, 218, 33, 0.45);
Div box shadow
Elevated card
box-shadow: 0 12px 32px -8px rgba(236, 218, 33, 0.45);
Border & gradient
Gradient panel
border: 3px solid #ecda21;
background: linear-gradient(135deg, #ecda21, #76EC21);

Monochromatic scale

Palettes built from #ecda21

Shades — darker

Tints — lighter

Hue & tone neighbors

Color harmonies

Nearest named colors

Work with #ecda21 in the Color Lab