#ffc521
a balanced, electric yellow · warm · closest name: gold
RGB
255, 197, 33
HSL
44°, 100%, 57%
CMYK
0, 23, 87, 0
Luminance
0.6130
Every format
| HEX | #ffc521 |
| RGB | rgb(255, 197, 33) |
| HSL | hsl(44, 100%, 57%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 23%, 87%, 0%) |
| LAB | lab(82.5 7.7 79.6) |
| LCH | lch(82.5 79.9 84.5) |
| OKLCH | oklch(0.852 0.169 86.1) |
Copy-ready code
/* CSS */
color: #ffc521;
background-color: #ffc521;
/* Tailwind (arbitrary) */
class="text-[#ffc521] bg-[#ffc521]"
/* SCSS */
$brand: #ffc521;
/* SwiftUI */
Color(red: 1.000, green: 0.773, blue: 0.129)
/* Android */
Color.parseColor("#ffc521")Accessibility — WCAG contrast
Aa
#ffc521 on white: 1.58:1
AA ✗ fail · AA-large ✗ · AAA ✗
Aa
#ffc521 on black: 13.26:1
AA ✓ pass · AA-large ✓ · AAA ✓
true color
protanopia
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RGB percentages
Red100.0%
Green77.3%
Blue12.9%
CMYK percentages
Cyan0.0%
Magenta22.7%
Yellow87.1%
Key (black)0.0%
Color previews
#ffc521 text on a black background
contrast 13.26:1
Card sample
#ffc521 text on a white background
contrast 1.58:1
Card sample
CSS3 live lab
Text font color
The quick brown fox
color: #ffc521;
Background color
Panel with #ffc521 background
background-color: #ffc521;
Text shadow — hex
Glowing headline
text-shadow: 2px 2px 8px #ffc521;
Text shadow — RGB
Soft neon halo
text-shadow: 0 0 14px rgba(255, 197, 33, 0.45);
Div box shadow
Elevated card
box-shadow: 0 12px 32px -8px rgba(255, 197, 33, 0.45);
Border & gradient
Gradient panel
border: 3px solid #ffc521; background: linear-gradient(135deg, #ffc521, #A5FF21);