#ddc521
a balanced, vivid yellow · cool · closest name: gold
RGB
221, 197, 33
HSL
52°, 74%, 50%
CMYK
0, 11, 85, 13
Luminance
0.5541
Every format
| HEX | #ddc521 |
| RGB | rgb(221, 197, 33) |
| HSL | hsl(52, 74%, 50%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 11%, 85%, 13%) |
| LAB | lab(79.3 -6.9 75.6) |
| LCH | lch(79.3 75.9 95.2) |
| OKLCH | oklch(0.819 0.164 100.0) |
Copy-ready code
/* CSS */
color: #ddc521;
background-color: #ddc521;
/* Tailwind (arbitrary) */
class="text-[#ddc521] bg-[#ddc521]"
/* SCSS */
$brand: #ddc521;
/* SwiftUI */
Color(red: 0.867, green: 0.773, blue: 0.129)
/* Android */
Color.parseColor("#ddc521")Accessibility — WCAG contrast
Aa
#ddc521 on white: 1.74:1
AA ✗ fail · AA-large ✗ · AAA ✗
Aa
#ddc521 on black: 12.08:1
AA ✓ pass · AA-large ✓ · AAA ✓
true color
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RGB percentages
Red86.7%
Green77.3%
Blue12.9%
CMYK percentages
Cyan0.0%
Magenta10.9%
Yellow85.1%
Key (black)13.3%
Color previews
#ddc521 text on a black background
contrast 12.08:1
Card sample
#ddc521 text on a white background
contrast 1.74:1
Card sample
CSS3 live lab
Text font color
The quick brown fox
color: #ddc521;
Background color
Panel with #ddc521 background
background-color: #ddc521;
Text shadow — hex
Glowing headline
text-shadow: 2px 2px 8px #ddc521;
Text shadow — RGB
Soft neon halo
text-shadow: 0 0 14px rgba(221, 197, 33, 0.45);
Div box shadow
Elevated card
box-shadow: 0 12px 32px -8px rgba(221, 197, 33, 0.45);
Border & gradient
Gradient panel
border: 3px solid #ddc521; background: linear-gradient(135deg, #ddc521, #78DD21);