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#edd921

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

RGB
237, 217, 33
HSL
54°, 85%, 53%
CMYK
0, 8, 86, 7
Luminance
0.6774

Every format

HEX#edd921
RGBrgb(237, 217, 33)
HSLhsl(54, 85%, 53%)
CMYKcmyk(0%, 8%, 86%, 7%)
LABlab(85.9 -10.2 81.5)
LCHlch(85.9 82.2 97.1)
OKLCHoklch(0.875 0.178 102.4)

Copy-ready code

/* CSS */
color: #edd921;
background-color: #edd921;
/* Tailwind (arbitrary) */
class="text-[#edd921] bg-[#edd921]"
/* SCSS */
$brand: #edd921;
/* SwiftUI */
Color(red: 0.929, green: 0.851, blue: 0.129)
/* Android */
Color.parseColor("#edd921")

Accessibility — WCAG contrast

Aa
#edd921 on white: 1.44:1
AA ✗ fail · AA-large · AAA
Aa
#edd921 on black: 14.55:1
AA ✓ pass · AA-large · AAA
true color
protanopia
deuteranopia
tritanopia

RGB percentages

Red92.9%
Green85.1%
Blue12.9%

CMYK percentages

Cyan0.0%
Magenta8.4%
Yellow86.1%
Key (black)7.1%

Color previews

#edd921 text on a black background

contrast 14.55:1

Card sample

#edd921 text on a white background

contrast 1.44:1

Card sample

CSS3 live lab

Text font color

The quick brown fox

color: #edd921;
Background color
Panel with #edd921 background
background-color: #edd921;
Text shadow — hex

Glowing headline

text-shadow: 2px 2px 8px #edd921;
Text shadow — RGB

Soft neon halo

text-shadow: 0 0 14px rgba(237, 217, 33, 0.45);
Div box shadow
Elevated card
box-shadow: 0 12px 32px -8px rgba(237, 217, 33, 0.45);
Border & gradient
Gradient panel
border: 3px solid #edd921;
background: linear-gradient(135deg, #edd921, #79ED21);

Monochromatic scale

Palettes built from #edd921

Shades — darker

Tints — lighter

Hue & tone neighbors

Color harmonies

Nearest named colors

Work with #edd921 in the Color Lab