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#f0ec39

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

RGB
240, 236, 57
HSL
59°, 86%, 58%
CMYK
0, 2, 76, 6
Luminance
0.7881

Every format

HEX#f0ec39
RGBrgb(240, 236, 57)
HSLhsl(59, 86%, 58%)
CMYKcmyk(0%, 2%, 76%, 6%)
LABlab(91.2 -17.6 80.2)
LCHlch(91.2 82.1 102.4)
OKLCHoklch(0.918 0.184 108.2)

Copy-ready code

/* CSS */
color: #f0ec39;
background-color: #f0ec39;
/* Tailwind (arbitrary) */
class="text-[#f0ec39] bg-[#f0ec39]"
/* SCSS */
$brand: #f0ec39;
/* SwiftUI */
Color(red: 0.941, green: 0.925, blue: 0.224)
/* Android */
Color.parseColor("#f0ec39")

Accessibility — WCAG contrast

Aa
#f0ec39 on white: 1.25:1
AA ✗ fail · AA-large · AAA
Aa
#f0ec39 on black: 16.76:1
AA ✓ pass · AA-large · AAA
true color
protanopia
deuteranopia
tritanopia

RGB percentages

Red94.1%
Green92.5%
Blue22.4%

CMYK percentages

Cyan0.0%
Magenta1.7%
Yellow76.3%
Key (black)5.9%

Color previews

#f0ec39 text on a black background

contrast 16.76:1

Card sample

#f0ec39 text on a white background

contrast 1.25:1

Card sample

CSS3 live lab

Text font color

The quick brown fox

color: #f0ec39;
Background color
Panel with #f0ec39 background
background-color: #f0ec39;
Text shadow — hex

Glowing headline

text-shadow: 2px 2px 8px #f0ec39;
Text shadow — RGB

Soft neon halo

text-shadow: 0 0 14px rgba(240, 236, 57, 0.45);
Div box shadow
Elevated card
box-shadow: 0 12px 32px -8px rgba(240, 236, 57, 0.45);
Border & gradient
Gradient panel
border: 3px solid #f0ec39;
background: linear-gradient(135deg, #f0ec39, #7AF039);

Monochromatic scale

Palettes built from #f0ec39

Shades — darker

Tints — lighter

Hue & tone neighbors

Color harmonies

Nearest named colors

Work with #f0ec39 in the Color Lab