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#f2c951

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

RGB
242, 201, 81
HSL
45°, 86%, 63%
CMYK
0, 17, 67, 5
Luminance
0.6124

Every format

HEX#f2c951
RGBrgb(242, 201, 81)
HSLhsl(45, 86%, 63%)
CMYKcmyk(0%, 17%, 67%, 5%)
LABlab(82.5 1.9 63.2)
LCHlch(82.5 63.3 88.3)
OKLCHoklch(0.850 0.143 90.0)

Copy-ready code

/* CSS */
color: #f2c951;
background-color: #f2c951;
/* Tailwind (arbitrary) */
class="text-[#f2c951] bg-[#f2c951]"
/* SCSS */
$brand: #f2c951;
/* SwiftUI */
Color(red: 0.949, green: 0.788, blue: 0.318)
/* Android */
Color.parseColor("#f2c951")

Accessibility — WCAG contrast

Aa
#f2c951 on white: 1.59:1
AA ✗ fail · AA-large · AAA
Aa
#f2c951 on black: 13.25:1
AA ✓ pass · AA-large · AAA
true color
protanopia
deuteranopia
tritanopia

RGB percentages

Red94.9%
Green78.8%
Blue31.8%

CMYK percentages

Cyan0.0%
Magenta16.9%
Yellow66.5%
Key (black)5.1%

Color previews

#f2c951 text on a black background

contrast 13.25:1

Card sample

#f2c951 text on a white background

contrast 1.59:1

Card sample

CSS3 live lab

Text font color

The quick brown fox

color: #f2c951;
Background color
Panel with #f2c951 background
background-color: #f2c951;
Text shadow — hex

Glowing headline

text-shadow: 2px 2px 8px #f2c951;
Text shadow — RGB

Soft neon halo

text-shadow: 0 0 14px rgba(242, 201, 81, 0.45);
Div box shadow
Elevated card
box-shadow: 0 12px 32px -8px rgba(242, 201, 81, 0.45);
Border & gradient
Gradient panel
border: 3px solid #f2c951;
background: linear-gradient(135deg, #f2c951, #B0F251);

Monochromatic scale

Palettes built from #f2c951

Shades — darker

Tints — lighter

Hue & tone neighbors

Color harmonies

Nearest named colors

Work with #f2c951 in the Color Lab