#c9a521
a balanced, vivid yellow · cool · closest name: olive
RGB
201, 165, 33
HSL
47°, 72%, 46%
CMYK
0, 18, 84, 21
Luminance
0.3944
Every format
| HEX | #c9a521 |
| RGB | rgb(201, 165, 33) |
| HSL | hsl(47, 72%, 46%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 18%, 84%, 21%) |
| LAB | lab(69.1 1.1 66.3) |
| LCH | lch(69.1 66.3 89.1) |
| OKLCH | oklch(0.734 0.142 92.0) |
Copy-ready code
/* CSS */
color: #c9a521;
background-color: #c9a521;
/* Tailwind (arbitrary) */
class="text-[#c9a521] bg-[#c9a521]"
/* SCSS */
$brand: #c9a521;
/* SwiftUI */
Color(red: 0.788, green: 0.647, blue: 0.129)
/* Android */
Color.parseColor("#c9a521")Accessibility — WCAG contrast
Aa
#c9a521 on white: 2.36:1
AA ✗ fail · AA-large ✗ · AAA ✗
Aa
#c9a521 on black: 8.89:1
AA ✓ pass · AA-large ✓ · AAA ✓
true color
protanopia
deuteranopia
tritanopia
RGB percentages
Red78.8%
Green64.7%
Blue12.9%
CMYK percentages
Cyan0.0%
Magenta17.9%
Yellow83.6%
Key (black)21.2%
Color previews
#c9a521 text on a black background
contrast 8.89:1
Card sample
#c9a521 text on a white background
contrast 2.36:1
Card sample
CSS3 live lab
Text font color
The quick brown fox
color: #c9a521;
Background color
Panel with #c9a521 background
background-color: #c9a521;
Text shadow — hex
Glowing headline
text-shadow: 2px 2px 8px #c9a521;
Text shadow — RGB
Soft neon halo
text-shadow: 0 0 14px rgba(201, 165, 33, 0.45);
Div box shadow
Elevated card
box-shadow: 0 12px 32px -8px rgba(201, 165, 33, 0.45);
Border & gradient
Gradient panel
border: 3px solid #c9a521; background: linear-gradient(135deg, #c9a521, #7DC921);