#e9b521
a balanced, electric yellow · warm · closest name: orange
RGB
233, 181, 33
HSL
44°, 82%, 52%
CMYK
0, 22, 86, 9
Luminance
0.5048
Every format
| HEX | #e9b521 |
| RGB | rgb(233, 181, 33) |
| HSL | hsl(44, 82%, 52%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 22%, 86%, 9%) |
| LAB | lab(76.4 6.6 73.7) |
| LCH | lch(76.4 74.0 84.9) |
| OKLCH | oklch(0.799 0.157 86.6) |
Copy-ready code
/* CSS */
color: #e9b521;
background-color: #e9b521;
/* Tailwind (arbitrary) */
class="text-[#e9b521] bg-[#e9b521]"
/* SCSS */
$brand: #e9b521;
/* SwiftUI */
Color(red: 0.914, green: 0.710, blue: 0.129)
/* Android */
Color.parseColor("#e9b521")Accessibility — WCAG contrast
Aa
#e9b521 on white: 1.89:1
AA ✗ fail · AA-large ✗ · AAA ✗
Aa
#e9b521 on black: 11.10:1
AA ✓ pass · AA-large ✓ · AAA ✓
true color
protanopia
deuteranopia
tritanopia
RGB percentages
Red91.4%
Green71.0%
Blue12.9%
CMYK percentages
Cyan0.0%
Magenta22.3%
Yellow85.8%
Key (black)8.6%
Color previews
#e9b521 text on a black background
contrast 11.10:1
Card sample
#e9b521 text on a white background
contrast 1.89:1
Card sample
CSS3 live lab
Text font color
The quick brown fox
color: #e9b521;
Background color
Panel with #e9b521 background
background-color: #e9b521;
Text shadow — hex
Glowing headline
text-shadow: 2px 2px 8px #e9b521;
Text shadow — RGB
Soft neon halo
text-shadow: 0 0 14px rgba(233, 181, 33, 0.45);
Div box shadow
Elevated card
box-shadow: 0 12px 32px -8px rgba(233, 181, 33, 0.45);
Border & gradient
Gradient panel
border: 3px solid #e9b521; background: linear-gradient(135deg, #e9b521, #98E921);