#f9b521
a balanced, electric yellow · warm · closest name: orange
RGB
249, 181, 33
HSL
41°, 95%, 55%
CMYK
0, 27, 87, 2
Luminance
0.5330
Every format
| HEX | #f9b521 |
| RGB | rgb(249, 181, 33) |
| HSL | hsl(41, 95%, 55%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 27%, 87%, 2%) |
| LAB | lab(78.0 13.4 75.7) |
| LCH | lch(78.0 76.9 79.9) |
| OKLCH | oklch(0.816 0.162 80.0) |
Copy-ready code
/* CSS */
color: #f9b521;
background-color: #f9b521;
/* Tailwind (arbitrary) */
class="text-[#f9b521] bg-[#f9b521]"
/* SCSS */
$brand: #f9b521;
/* SwiftUI */
Color(red: 0.976, green: 0.710, blue: 0.129)
/* Android */
Color.parseColor("#f9b521")Accessibility — WCAG contrast
Aa
#f9b521 on white: 1.80:1
AA ✗ fail · AA-large ✗ · AAA ✗
Aa
#f9b521 on black: 11.66:1
AA ✓ pass · AA-large ✓ · AAA ✓
true color
protanopia
deuteranopia
tritanopia
RGB percentages
Red97.6%
Green71.0%
Blue12.9%
CMYK percentages
Cyan0.0%
Magenta27.3%
Yellow86.7%
Key (black)2.4%
Color previews
#f9b521 text on a black background
contrast 11.66:1
Card sample
#f9b521 text on a white background
contrast 1.80:1
Card sample
CSS3 live lab
Text font color
The quick brown fox
color: #f9b521;
Background color
Panel with #f9b521 background
background-color: #f9b521;
Text shadow — hex
Glowing headline
text-shadow: 2px 2px 8px #f9b521;
Text shadow — RGB
Soft neon halo
text-shadow: 0 0 14px rgba(249, 181, 33, 0.45);
Div box shadow
Elevated card
box-shadow: 0 12px 32px -8px rgba(249, 181, 33, 0.45);
Border & gradient
Gradient panel
border: 3px solid #f9b521; background: linear-gradient(135deg, #f9b521, #ADF921);