#ddc721
a balanced, vivid yellow · cool · closest name: gold
RGB
221, 199, 33
HSL
53°, 74%, 50%
CMYK
0, 10, 85, 13
Luminance
0.5633
Every format
| HEX | #ddc721 |
| RGB | rgb(221, 199, 33) |
| HSL | hsl(53, 74%, 50%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 10%, 85%, 13%) |
| LAB | lab(79.8 -7.9 76.0) |
| LCH | lch(79.8 76.4 95.9) |
| OKLCH | oklch(0.823 0.165 100.9) |
Copy-ready code
/* CSS */
color: #ddc721;
background-color: #ddc721;
/* Tailwind (arbitrary) */
class="text-[#ddc721] bg-[#ddc721]"
/* SCSS */
$brand: #ddc721;
/* SwiftUI */
Color(red: 0.867, green: 0.780, blue: 0.129)
/* Android */
Color.parseColor("#ddc721")Accessibility — WCAG contrast
Aa
#ddc721 on white: 1.71:1
AA ✗ fail · AA-large ✗ · AAA ✗
Aa
#ddc721 on black: 12.27:1
AA ✓ pass · AA-large ✓ · AAA ✓
true color
protanopia
deuteranopia
tritanopia
RGB percentages
Red86.7%
Green78.0%
Blue12.9%
CMYK percentages
Cyan0.0%
Magenta10.0%
Yellow85.1%
Key (black)13.3%
Color previews
#ddc721 text on a black background
contrast 12.27:1
Card sample
#ddc721 text on a white background
contrast 1.71:1
Card sample
CSS3 live lab
Text font color
The quick brown fox
color: #ddc721;
Background color
Panel with #ddc721 background
background-color: #ddc721;
Text shadow — hex
Glowing headline
text-shadow: 2px 2px 8px #ddc721;
Text shadow — RGB
Soft neon halo
text-shadow: 0 0 14px rgba(221, 199, 33, 0.45);
Div box shadow
Elevated card
box-shadow: 0 12px 32px -8px rgba(221, 199, 33, 0.45);
Border & gradient
Gradient panel
border: 3px solid #ddc721; background: linear-gradient(135deg, #ddc721, #76DD21);