#c9a821
a balanced, vivid yellow · cool · closest name: olive
RGB
201, 168, 33
HSL
48°, 72%, 46%
CMYK
0, 16, 84, 21
Luminance
0.4053
Every format
| HEX | #c9a821 |
| RGB | rgb(201, 168, 33) |
| HSL | hsl(48, 72%, 46%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 16%, 84%, 21%) |
| LAB | lab(69.8 -0.5 67.0) |
| LCH | lch(69.8 67.0 90.4) |
| OKLCH | oklch(0.740 0.144 93.8) |
Copy-ready code
/* CSS */
color: #c9a821;
background-color: #c9a821;
/* Tailwind (arbitrary) */
class="text-[#c9a821] bg-[#c9a821]"
/* SCSS */
$brand: #c9a821;
/* SwiftUI */
Color(red: 0.788, green: 0.659, blue: 0.129)
/* Android */
Color.parseColor("#c9a821")Accessibility — WCAG contrast
Aa
#c9a821 on white: 2.31:1
AA ✗ fail · AA-large ✗ · AAA ✗
Aa
#c9a821 on black: 9.11:1
AA ✓ pass · AA-large ✓ · AAA ✓
true color
protanopia
deuteranopia
tritanopia
RGB percentages
Red78.8%
Green65.9%
Blue12.9%
CMYK percentages
Cyan0.0%
Magenta16.4%
Yellow83.6%
Key (black)21.2%
Color previews
#c9a821 text on a black background
contrast 9.11:1
Card sample
#c9a821 text on a white background
contrast 2.31:1
Card sample
CSS3 live lab
Text font color
The quick brown fox
color: #c9a821;
Background color
Panel with #c9a821 background
background-color: #c9a821;
Text shadow — hex
Glowing headline
text-shadow: 2px 2px 8px #c9a821;
Text shadow — RGB
Soft neon halo
text-shadow: 0 0 14px rgba(201, 168, 33, 0.45);
Div box shadow
Elevated card
box-shadow: 0 12px 32px -8px rgba(201, 168, 33, 0.45);
Border & gradient
Gradient panel
border: 3px solid #c9a821; background: linear-gradient(135deg, #c9a821, #7AC921);