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#f2c50d

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

RGB
242, 197, 13
HSL
48°, 90%, 50%
CMYK
0, 19, 95, 5
Luminance
0.5884

Every format

HEX#f2c50d
RGBrgb(242, 197, 13)
HSLhsl(48, 90%, 50%)
CMYKcmyk(0%, 19%, 95%, 5%)
LABlab(81.2 1.8 81.3)
LCHlch(81.2 81.3 88.7)
OKLCHoklch(0.839 0.170 91.9)

Copy-ready code

/* CSS */
color: #f2c50d;
background-color: #f2c50d;
/* Tailwind (arbitrary) */
class="text-[#f2c50d] bg-[#f2c50d]"
/* SCSS */
$brand: #f2c50d;
/* SwiftUI */
Color(red: 0.949, green: 0.773, blue: 0.051)
/* Android */
Color.parseColor("#f2c50d")

Accessibility — WCAG contrast

Aa
#f2c50d on white: 1.64:1
AA ✗ fail · AA-large · AAA
Aa
#f2c50d on black: 12.77:1
AA ✓ pass · AA-large · AAA
true color
protanopia
deuteranopia
tritanopia

RGB percentages

Red94.9%
Green77.3%
Blue5.1%

CMYK percentages

Cyan0.0%
Magenta18.6%
Yellow94.6%
Key (black)5.1%

Color previews

#f2c50d text on a black background

contrast 12.77:1

Card sample

#f2c50d text on a white background

contrast 1.64:1

Card sample

CSS3 live lab

Text font color

The quick brown fox

color: #f2c50d;
Background color
Panel with #f2c50d background
background-color: #f2c50d;
Text shadow — hex

Glowing headline

text-shadow: 2px 2px 8px #f2c50d;
Text shadow — RGB

Soft neon halo

text-shadow: 0 0 14px rgba(242, 197, 13, 0.45);
Div box shadow
Elevated card
box-shadow: 0 12px 32px -8px rgba(242, 197, 13, 0.45);
Border & gradient
Gradient panel
border: 3px solid #f2c50d;
background: linear-gradient(135deg, #f2c50d, #86F20D);

Monochromatic scale

Palettes built from #f2c50d

Shades — darker

Tints — lighter

Hue & tone neighbors

Color harmonies

Nearest named colors

Work with #f2c50d in the Color Lab