#DEB521

A color in the Yellow, Gold family

#deb521 is a color in the Yellow, Gold family: RGB(222, 181, 33), HSL(47°, 74%, 50%), CMYK(0%, 18%, 85%, 13%). Closest named color: goldenrod. Contrast is 1.96:1 on white and 10.74:1 on black. See shades, harmonies and color-blindness simulation.

Color Codes

HEX#deb521
RGBrgb(222 181 33)
RGB (legacy)rgb(222, 181, 33)
RGB %rgb(87% 71% 13%)
HSLhsl(47 74% 50%)
HSV / HSBhsv(47, 85%, 87%)
HWBhwb(47 13% 13%)
CMYKcmyk(0%, 18%, 85%, 13%)
CIELAB (D50)lab(75.74 5.89 72.05)
LCHlch(75.74 72.29 85.33)
OKLaboklab(0.7875 -0.0038 0.154)
OKLCHoklch(0.7875 0.154 91.41)
Decimal14595361

Properties

Color ToneYellow, Gold
Closest named colorgoldenrod ΔE 4.1
Closest web-safe color#cccc33
Hue47°
Saturation (HSL / HSV)74% / 85%
Lightness (HSL)50%
Brightness or Value (HSV)87%
Luminance (Rec.601 / Rec.709)69% / 70%
Relative luminance (WCAG)0.4869
Red / Green / Blue222 / 181 / 33

WCAG 2.2 Contrast Ratio

On White (#ffffff)
1.96:1
AA Normal (4.5:1) · FailAA Large (3:1) · FailAAA Normal (7:1) · Fail
On Black (#000000)
10.74:1
AA Normal (4.5:1) · PassAA Large (3:1) · PassAAA Normal (7:1) · Pass
Aa Bb 123

APCA Contrast Lc (reference) — As text on white / black: Lc 37.4 / -65 · As background with white / black text: Lc -41.8 / 66.5

Lightness Scale (OKLCH 50–950)

Eleven steps that change only perceived lightness while keeping hue and chroma — ready to use as design-system color tokens.

Tints (mixed with white)

Shades (mixed with black)

Color Harmonies

Color Vision Deficiency Simulation

Estimated appearance of this color for people with color vision deficiencies (Machado 2009).

Similar Named Colors

Use in CSS

:root {
  --color-brand: #deb521;
  --color-brand-oklch: oklch(78.75% 0.154 91.41);
}
.text { color: var(--color-brand); }
.background { background-color: var(--color-brand); }
.border { border: 1px solid rgb(222 181 33 / 50%); }
/* Tailwind CSS */
<div class="bg-[#deb521] text-[#deb521] border-[#deb521]">