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#f2c040

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

RGB
242, 192, 64
HSL
43°, 87%, 60%
CMYK
0, 21, 74, 5
Luminance
0.5695

Every format

HEX#f2c040
RGBrgb(242, 192, 64)
HSLhsl(43, 87%, 60%)
CMYKcmyk(0%, 21%, 74%, 5%)
LABlab(80.2 5.7 67.6)
LCHlch(80.2 67.9 85.2)
OKLCHoklch(0.831 0.149 86.5)

Copy-ready code

/* CSS */
color: #f2c040;
background-color: #f2c040;
/* Tailwind (arbitrary) */
class="text-[#f2c040] bg-[#f2c040]"
/* SCSS */
$brand: #f2c040;
/* SwiftUI */
Color(red: 0.949, green: 0.753, blue: 0.251)
/* Android */
Color.parseColor("#f2c040")

Accessibility — WCAG contrast

Aa
#f2c040 on white: 1.70:1
AA ✗ fail · AA-large · AAA
Aa
#f2c040 on black: 12.39:1
AA ✓ pass · AA-large · AAA
true color
protanopia
deuteranopia
tritanopia

RGB percentages

Red94.9%
Green75.3%
Blue25.1%

CMYK percentages

Cyan0.0%
Magenta20.7%
Yellow73.6%
Key (black)5.1%

Color previews

#f2c040 text on a black background

contrast 12.39:1

Card sample

#f2c040 text on a white background

contrast 1.70:1

Card sample

CSS3 live lab

Text font color

The quick brown fox

color: #f2c040;
Background color
Panel with #f2c040 background
background-color: #f2c040;
Text shadow — hex

Glowing headline

text-shadow: 2px 2px 8px #f2c040;
Text shadow — RGB

Soft neon halo

text-shadow: 0 0 14px rgba(242, 192, 64, 0.45);
Div box shadow
Elevated card
box-shadow: 0 12px 32px -8px rgba(242, 192, 64, 0.45);
Border & gradient
Gradient panel
border: 3px solid #f2c040;
background: linear-gradient(135deg, #f2c040, #ADF240);

Monochromatic scale

Palettes built from #f2c040

Shades — darker

Tints — lighter

Hue & tone neighbors

Color harmonies

Nearest named colors

Work with #f2c040 in the Color Lab