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#dfec2a

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

RGB
223, 236, 42
HSL
64°, 84%, 55%
CMYK
6, 0, 82, 8
Luminance
0.7585

Every format

HEX#dfec2a
RGBrgb(223, 236, 42)
HSLhsl(64, 84%, 55%)
CMYKcmyk(6%, 0%, 82%, 8%)
LABlab(89.8 -25.1 82.4)
LCHlch(89.8 86.1 106.9)
OKLCHoklch(0.903 0.194 113.8)

Copy-ready code

/* CSS */
color: #dfec2a;
background-color: #dfec2a;
/* Tailwind (arbitrary) */
class="text-[#dfec2a] bg-[#dfec2a]"
/* SCSS */
$brand: #dfec2a;
/* SwiftUI */
Color(red: 0.875, green: 0.925, blue: 0.165)
/* Android */
Color.parseColor("#dfec2a")

Accessibility — WCAG contrast

Aa
#dfec2a on white: 1.30:1
AA ✗ fail · AA-large · AAA
Aa
#dfec2a on black: 16.17:1
AA ✓ pass · AA-large · AAA
true color
protanopia
deuteranopia
tritanopia

RGB percentages

Red87.5%
Green92.5%
Blue16.5%

CMYK percentages

Cyan5.5%
Magenta0.0%
Yellow82.2%
Key (black)7.5%

Color previews

#dfec2a text on a black background

contrast 16.17:1

Card sample

#dfec2a text on a white background

contrast 1.30:1

Card sample

CSS3 live lab

Text font color

The quick brown fox

color: #dfec2a;
Background color
Panel with #dfec2a background
background-color: #dfec2a;
Text shadow — hex

Glowing headline

text-shadow: 2px 2px 8px #dfec2a;
Text shadow — RGB

Soft neon halo

text-shadow: 0 0 14px rgba(223, 236, 42, 0.45);
Div box shadow
Elevated card
box-shadow: 0 12px 32px -8px rgba(223, 236, 42, 0.45);
Border & gradient
Gradient panel
border: 3px solid #dfec2a;
background: linear-gradient(135deg, #dfec2a, #5EEC2A);

Monochromatic scale

Palettes built from #dfec2a

Shades — darker

Tints — lighter

Hue & tone neighbors

Color harmonies

Nearest named colors

Work with #dfec2a in the Color Lab