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#def40c

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

RGB
222, 244, 12
HSL
66°, 91%, 50%
CMYK
9, 0, 95, 4
Luminance
0.8026

Every format

HEX#def40c
RGBrgb(222, 244, 12)
HSLhsl(66, 91%, 50%)
CMYKcmyk(9%, 0%, 95%, 4%)
LABlab(91.8 -29.8 88.5)
LCHlch(91.8 93.4 108.6)
OKLCHoklch(0.919 0.209 116.2)

Copy-ready code

/* CSS */
color: #def40c;
background-color: #def40c;
/* Tailwind (arbitrary) */
class="text-[#def40c] bg-[#def40c]"
/* SCSS */
$brand: #def40c;
/* SwiftUI */
Color(red: 0.871, green: 0.957, blue: 0.047)
/* Android */
Color.parseColor("#def40c")

Accessibility — WCAG contrast

Aa
#def40c on white: 1.23:1
AA ✗ fail · AA-large · AAA
Aa
#def40c on black: 17.05:1
AA ✓ pass · AA-large · AAA
true color
protanopia
deuteranopia
tritanopia

RGB percentages

Red87.1%
Green95.7%
Blue4.7%

CMYK percentages

Cyan9.0%
Magenta0.0%
Yellow95.1%
Key (black)4.3%

Color previews

#def40c text on a black background

contrast 17.05:1

Card sample

#def40c text on a white background

contrast 1.23:1

Card sample

CSS3 live lab

Text font color

The quick brown fox

color: #def40c;
Background color
Panel with #def40c background
background-color: #def40c;
Text shadow — hex

Glowing headline

text-shadow: 2px 2px 8px #def40c;
Text shadow — RGB

Soft neon halo

text-shadow: 0 0 14px rgba(222, 244, 12, 0.45);
Div box shadow
Elevated card
box-shadow: 0 12px 32px -8px rgba(222, 244, 12, 0.45);
Border & gradient
Gradient panel
border: 3px solid #def40c;
background: linear-gradient(135deg, #def40c, #43F40C);

Monochromatic scale

Palettes built from #def40c

Shades — darker

Tints — lighter

Hue & tone neighbors

Color harmonies

Nearest named colors

Work with #def40c in the Color Lab