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#f2b821

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

RGB
242, 184, 33
HSL
43°, 89%, 54%
CMYK
0, 24, 86, 5
Luminance
0.5327

Every format

HEX#f2b821
RGBrgb(242, 184, 33)
HSLhsl(43, 89%, 54%)
CMYKcmyk(0%, 24%, 86%, 5%)
LABlab(78.0 8.9 75.4)
LCHlch(78.0 75.9 83.3)
OKLCHoklch(0.814 0.160 84.5)

Copy-ready code

/* CSS */
color: #f2b821;
background-color: #f2b821;
/* Tailwind (arbitrary) */
class="text-[#f2b821] bg-[#f2b821]"
/* SCSS */
$brand: #f2b821;
/* SwiftUI */
Color(red: 0.949, green: 0.722, blue: 0.129)
/* Android */
Color.parseColor("#f2b821")

Accessibility — WCAG contrast

Aa
#f2b821 on white: 1.80:1
AA ✗ fail · AA-large · AAA
Aa
#f2b821 on black: 11.65:1
AA ✓ pass · AA-large · AAA
true color
protanopia
deuteranopia
tritanopia

RGB percentages

Red94.9%
Green72.2%
Blue12.9%

CMYK percentages

Cyan0.0%
Magenta24.0%
Yellow86.4%
Key (black)5.1%

Color previews

#f2b821 text on a black background

contrast 11.65:1

Card sample

#f2b821 text on a white background

contrast 1.80:1

Card sample

CSS3 live lab

Text font color

The quick brown fox

color: #f2b821;
Background color
Panel with #f2b821 background
background-color: #f2b821;
Text shadow — hex

Glowing headline

text-shadow: 2px 2px 8px #f2b821;
Text shadow — RGB

Soft neon halo

text-shadow: 0 0 14px rgba(242, 184, 33, 0.45);
Div box shadow
Elevated card
box-shadow: 0 12px 32px -8px rgba(242, 184, 33, 0.45);
Border & gradient
Gradient panel
border: 3px solid #f2b821;
background: linear-gradient(135deg, #f2b821, #A1F221);

Monochromatic scale

Palettes built from #f2b821

Shades — darker

Tints — lighter

Hue & tone neighbors

Color harmonies

Nearest named colors

Work with #f2b821 in the Color Lab