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#b1cd21

a balanced, vivid yellow · cool · closest name: yellow

RGB
177, 205, 33
HSL
70°, 72%, 47%
CMYK
14, 0, 84, 20
Luminance
0.5312

Every format

HEX#b1cd21
RGBrgb(177, 205, 33)
HSLhsl(70, 72%, 47%)
CMYKcmyk(14%, 0%, 84%, 20%)
LABlab(78.0 -29.5 73.0)
LCHlch(78.0 78.8 112.0)
OKLCHoklch(0.800 0.181 119.4)

Copy-ready code

/* CSS */
color: #b1cd21;
background-color: #b1cd21;
/* Tailwind (arbitrary) */
class="text-[#b1cd21] bg-[#b1cd21]"
/* SCSS */
$brand: #b1cd21;
/* SwiftUI */
Color(red: 0.694, green: 0.804, blue: 0.129)
/* Android */
Color.parseColor("#b1cd21")

Accessibility — WCAG contrast

Aa
#b1cd21 on white: 1.81:1
AA ✗ fail · AA-large · AAA
Aa
#b1cd21 on black: 11.62:1
AA ✓ pass · AA-large · AAA
true color
protanopia
deuteranopia
tritanopia

RGB percentages

Red69.4%
Green80.4%
Blue12.9%

CMYK percentages

Cyan13.7%
Magenta0.0%
Yellow83.9%
Key (black)19.6%

Color previews

#b1cd21 text on a black background

contrast 11.62:1

Card sample

#b1cd21 text on a white background

contrast 1.81:1

Card sample

CSS3 live lab

Text font color

The quick brown fox

color: #b1cd21;
Background color
Panel with #b1cd21 background
background-color: #b1cd21;
Text shadow — hex

Glowing headline

text-shadow: 2px 2px 8px #b1cd21;
Text shadow — RGB

Soft neon halo

text-shadow: 0 0 14px rgba(177, 205, 33, 0.45);
Div box shadow
Elevated card
box-shadow: 0 12px 32px -8px rgba(177, 205, 33, 0.45);
Border & gradient
Gradient panel
border: 3px solid #b1cd21;
background: linear-gradient(135deg, #b1cd21, #3ECD21);

Monochromatic scale

Palettes built from #b1cd21

Shades — darker

Tints — lighter

Hue & tone neighbors

Color harmonies

Nearest named colors

Work with #b1cd21 in the Color Lab