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#ddcd39

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

RGB
221, 205, 57
HSL
54°, 71%, 55%
CMYK
0, 7, 74, 13
Luminance
0.5933

Every format

HEX#ddcd39
RGBrgb(221, 205, 57)
HSLhsl(54, 71%, 55%)
CMYKcmyk(0%, 7%, 74%, 13%)
LABlab(81.5 -10.2 70.7)
LCHlch(81.5 71.4 98.2)
OKLCHoklch(0.837 0.159 102.9)

Copy-ready code

/* CSS */
color: #ddcd39;
background-color: #ddcd39;
/* Tailwind (arbitrary) */
class="text-[#ddcd39] bg-[#ddcd39]"
/* SCSS */
$brand: #ddcd39;
/* SwiftUI */
Color(red: 0.867, green: 0.804, blue: 0.224)
/* Android */
Color.parseColor("#ddcd39")

Accessibility — WCAG contrast

Aa
#ddcd39 on white: 1.63:1
AA ✗ fail · AA-large · AAA
Aa
#ddcd39 on black: 12.87:1
AA ✓ pass · AA-large · AAA
true color
protanopia
deuteranopia
tritanopia

RGB percentages

Red86.7%
Green80.4%
Blue22.4%

CMYK percentages

Cyan0.0%
Magenta7.2%
Yellow74.2%
Key (black)13.3%

Color previews

#ddcd39 text on a black background

contrast 12.87:1

Card sample

#ddcd39 text on a white background

contrast 1.63:1

Card sample

CSS3 live lab

Text font color

The quick brown fox

color: #ddcd39;
Background color
Panel with #ddcd39 background
background-color: #ddcd39;
Text shadow — hex

Glowing headline

text-shadow: 2px 2px 8px #ddcd39;
Text shadow — RGB

Soft neon halo

text-shadow: 0 0 14px rgba(221, 205, 57, 0.45);
Div box shadow
Elevated card
box-shadow: 0 12px 32px -8px rgba(221, 205, 57, 0.45);
Border & gradient
Gradient panel
border: 3px solid #ddcd39;
background: linear-gradient(135deg, #ddcd39, #80DD39);

Monochromatic scale

Palettes built from #ddcd39

Shades — darker

Tints — lighter

Hue & tone neighbors

Color harmonies

Nearest named colors

Work with #ddcd39 in the Color Lab