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#f0ad2c

a balanced, electric orange · warm · closest name: orange

RGB
240, 173, 44
HSL
40°, 87%, 56%
CMYK
0, 28, 82, 6
Luminance
0.4859

Every format

HEX#f0ad2c
RGBrgb(240, 173, 44)
HSLhsl(40, 87%, 56%)
CMYKcmyk(0%, 28%, 82%, 6%)
LABlab(75.2 14.1 69.9)
LCHlch(75.2 71.3 78.6)
OKLCHoklch(0.791 0.153 78.2)

Copy-ready code

/* CSS */
color: #f0ad2c;
background-color: #f0ad2c;
/* Tailwind (arbitrary) */
class="text-[#f0ad2c] bg-[#f0ad2c]"
/* SCSS */
$brand: #f0ad2c;
/* SwiftUI */
Color(red: 0.941, green: 0.678, blue: 0.173)
/* Android */
Color.parseColor("#f0ad2c")

Accessibility — WCAG contrast

Aa
#f0ad2c on white: 1.96:1
AA ✗ fail · AA-large · AAA
Aa
#f0ad2c on black: 10.72:1
AA ✓ pass · AA-large · AAA
true color
protanopia
deuteranopia
tritanopia

RGB percentages

Red94.1%
Green67.8%
Blue17.3%

CMYK percentages

Cyan0.0%
Magenta27.9%
Yellow81.7%
Key (black)5.9%

Color previews

#f0ad2c text on a black background

contrast 10.72:1

Card sample

#f0ad2c text on a white background

contrast 1.96:1

Card sample

CSS3 live lab

Text font color

The quick brown fox

color: #f0ad2c;
Background color
Panel with #f0ad2c background
background-color: #f0ad2c;
Text shadow — hex

Glowing headline

text-shadow: 2px 2px 8px #f0ad2c;
Text shadow — RGB

Soft neon halo

text-shadow: 0 0 14px rgba(240, 173, 44, 0.45);
Div box shadow
Elevated card
box-shadow: 0 12px 32px -8px rgba(240, 173, 44, 0.45);
Border & gradient
Gradient panel
border: 3px solid #f0ad2c;
background: linear-gradient(135deg, #f0ad2c, #B0F02C);

Monochromatic scale

Palettes built from #f0ad2c

Shades — darker

Tints — lighter

Hue & tone neighbors

Color harmonies

Nearest named colors

Work with #f0ad2c in the Color Lab