#c9d821
a balanced, vivid yellow · cool · closest name: yellow
RGB
201, 216, 33
HSL
65°, 74%, 49%
CMYK
7, 0, 85, 15
Luminance
0.6164
Every format
| HEX | #c9d821 |
| RGB | rgb(201, 216, 33) |
| HSL | hsl(65, 74%, 49%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(7%, 0%, 85%, 15%) |
| LAB | lab(82.7 -24.8 77.8) |
| LCH | lch(82.7 81.6 107.7) |
| OKLCH | oklch(0.843 0.184 114.8) |
Copy-ready code
/* CSS */
color: #c9d821;
background-color: #c9d821;
/* Tailwind (arbitrary) */
class="text-[#c9d821] bg-[#c9d821]"
/* SCSS */
$brand: #c9d821;
/* SwiftUI */
Color(red: 0.788, green: 0.847, blue: 0.129)
/* Android */
Color.parseColor("#c9d821")Accessibility — WCAG contrast
Aa
#c9d821 on white: 1.58:1
AA ✗ fail · AA-large ✗ · AAA ✗
Aa
#c9d821 on black: 13.33:1
AA ✓ pass · AA-large ✓ · AAA ✓
true color
protanopia
deuteranopia
tritanopia
RGB percentages
Red78.8%
Green84.7%
Blue12.9%
CMYK percentages
Cyan6.9%
Magenta0.0%
Yellow84.7%
Key (black)15.3%
Color previews
#c9d821 text on a black background
contrast 13.33:1
Card sample
#c9d821 text on a white background
contrast 1.58:1
Card sample
CSS3 live lab
Text font color
The quick brown fox
color: #c9d821;
Background color
Panel with #c9d821 background
background-color: #c9d821;
Text shadow — hex
Glowing headline
text-shadow: 2px 2px 8px #c9d821;
Text shadow — RGB
Soft neon halo
text-shadow: 0 0 14px rgba(201, 216, 33, 0.45);
Div box shadow
Elevated card
box-shadow: 0 12px 32px -8px rgba(201, 216, 33, 0.45);
Border & gradient
Gradient panel
border: 3px solid #c9d821; background: linear-gradient(135deg, #c9d821, #4FD821);