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#ddec21

a balanced, electric yellow · cool · closest name: yellow

RGB
221, 236, 33
HSL
64°, 84%, 53%
CMYK
6, 0, 86, 8
Luminance
0.7547

Every format

HEX#ddec21
RGBrgb(221, 236, 33)
HSLhsl(64, 84%, 53%)
CMYKcmyk(6%, 0%, 86%, 8%)
LABlab(89.6 -26.1 84.0)
LCHlch(89.6 88.0 107.3)
OKLCHoklch(0.902 0.198 114.4)

Copy-ready code

/* CSS */
color: #ddec21;
background-color: #ddec21;
/* Tailwind (arbitrary) */
class="text-[#ddec21] bg-[#ddec21]"
/* SCSS */
$brand: #ddec21;
/* SwiftUI */
Color(red: 0.867, green: 0.925, blue: 0.129)
/* Android */
Color.parseColor("#ddec21")

Accessibility — WCAG contrast

Aa
#ddec21 on white: 1.30:1
AA ✗ fail · AA-large · AAA
Aa
#ddec21 on black: 16.09:1
AA ✓ pass · AA-large · AAA
true color
protanopia
deuteranopia
tritanopia

RGB percentages

Red86.7%
Green92.5%
Blue12.9%

CMYK percentages

Cyan6.4%
Magenta0.0%
Yellow86.0%
Key (black)7.5%

Color previews

#ddec21 text on a black background

contrast 16.09:1

Card sample

#ddec21 text on a white background

contrast 1.30:1

Card sample

CSS3 live lab

Text font color

The quick brown fox

color: #ddec21;
Background color
Panel with #ddec21 background
background-color: #ddec21;
Text shadow — hex

Glowing headline

text-shadow: 2px 2px 8px #ddec21;
Text shadow — RGB

Soft neon halo

text-shadow: 0 0 14px rgba(221, 236, 33, 0.45);
Div box shadow
Elevated card
box-shadow: 0 12px 32px -8px rgba(221, 236, 33, 0.45);
Border & gradient
Gradient panel
border: 3px solid #ddec21;
background: linear-gradient(135deg, #ddec21, #56EC21);

Monochromatic scale

Palettes built from #ddec21

Shades — darker

Tints — lighter

Hue & tone neighbors

Color harmonies

Nearest named colors

Work with #ddec21 in the Color Lab