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#ddcc22

a balanced, vivid yellow · cool · closest name: gold

RGB
221, 204, 34
HSL
55°, 73%, 50%
CMYK
0, 8, 85, 13
Luminance
0.5867

Every format

HEX#ddcc22
RGBrgb(221, 204, 34)
HSLhsl(55, 73%, 50%)
CMYKcmyk(0%, 8%, 85%, 13%)
LABlab(81.1 -10.4 76.9)
LCHlch(81.1 77.6 97.7)
OKLCHoklch(0.834 0.169 103.1)

Copy-ready code

/* CSS */
color: #ddcc22;
background-color: #ddcc22;
/* Tailwind (arbitrary) */
class="text-[#ddcc22] bg-[#ddcc22]"
/* SCSS */
$brand: #ddcc22;
/* SwiftUI */
Color(red: 0.867, green: 0.800, blue: 0.133)
/* Android */
Color.parseColor("#ddcc22")

Accessibility — WCAG contrast

Aa
#ddcc22 on white: 1.65:1
AA ✗ fail · AA-large · AAA
Aa
#ddcc22 on black: 12.73:1
AA ✓ pass · AA-large · AAA
true color
protanopia
deuteranopia
tritanopia

RGB percentages

Red86.7%
Green80.0%
Blue13.3%

CMYK percentages

Cyan0.0%
Magenta7.7%
Yellow84.6%
Key (black)13.3%

Color previews

#ddcc22 text on a black background

contrast 12.73:1

Card sample

#ddcc22 text on a white background

contrast 1.65:1

Card sample

CSS3 live lab

Text font color

The quick brown fox

color: #ddcc22;
Background color
Panel with #ddcc22 background
background-color: #ddcc22;
Text shadow — hex

Glowing headline

text-shadow: 2px 2px 8px #ddcc22;
Text shadow — RGB

Soft neon halo

text-shadow: 0 0 14px rgba(221, 204, 34, 0.45);
Div box shadow
Elevated card
box-shadow: 0 12px 32px -8px rgba(221, 204, 34, 0.45);
Border & gradient
Gradient panel
border: 3px solid #ddcc22;
background: linear-gradient(135deg, #ddcc22, #71DD22);

Monochromatic scale

Palettes built from #ddcc22

Shades — darker

Tints — lighter

Hue & tone neighbors

Color harmonies

Nearest named colors

Work with #ddcc22 in the Color Lab