#ffcd21
a balanced, electric yellow · cool · closest name: gold
RGB
255, 205, 33
HSL
47°, 100%, 57%
CMYK
0, 20, 87, 0
Luminance
0.6503
Every format
| HEX | #ffcd21 |
| RGB | rgb(255, 205, 33) |
| HSL | hsl(47, 100%, 57%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 20%, 87%, 0%) |
| LAB | lab(84.5 3.6 81.1) |
| LCH | lch(84.5 81.2 87.5) |
| OKLCH | oklch(0.868 0.172 90.1) |
Copy-ready code
/* CSS */
color: #ffcd21;
background-color: #ffcd21;
/* Tailwind (arbitrary) */
class="text-[#ffcd21] bg-[#ffcd21]"
/* SCSS */
$brand: #ffcd21;
/* SwiftUI */
Color(red: 1.000, green: 0.804, blue: 0.129)
/* Android */
Color.parseColor("#ffcd21")Accessibility — WCAG contrast
Aa
#ffcd21 on white: 1.50:1
AA ✗ fail · AA-large ✗ · AAA ✗
Aa
#ffcd21 on black: 14.01:1
AA ✓ pass · AA-large ✓ · AAA ✓
true color
protanopia
deuteranopia
tritanopia
RGB percentages
Red100.0%
Green80.4%
Blue12.9%
CMYK percentages
Cyan0.0%
Magenta19.6%
Yellow87.1%
Key (black)0.0%
Color previews
#ffcd21 text on a black background
contrast 14.01:1
Card sample
#ffcd21 text on a white background
contrast 1.50:1
Card sample
CSS3 live lab
Text font color
The quick brown fox
color: #ffcd21;
Background color
Panel with #ffcd21 background
background-color: #ffcd21;
Text shadow — hex
Glowing headline
text-shadow: 2px 2px 8px #ffcd21;
Text shadow — RGB
Soft neon halo
text-shadow: 0 0 14px rgba(255, 205, 33, 0.45);
Div box shadow
Elevated card
box-shadow: 0 12px 32px -8px rgba(255, 205, 33, 0.45);
Border & gradient
Gradient panel
border: 3px solid #ffcd21; background: linear-gradient(135deg, #ffcd21, #9DFF21);