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#f2cc56

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

RGB
242, 204, 86
HSL
45°, 86%, 64%
CMYK
0, 16, 65, 5
Luminance
0.6273

Every format

HEX#f2cc56
RGBrgb(242, 204, 86)
HSLhsl(45, 86%, 64%)
CMYKcmyk(0%, 16%, 65%, 5%)
LABlab(83.3 0.6 61.9)
LCHlch(83.3 61.9 89.4)
OKLCHoklch(0.856 0.141 91.2)

Copy-ready code

/* CSS */
color: #f2cc56;
background-color: #f2cc56;
/* Tailwind (arbitrary) */
class="text-[#f2cc56] bg-[#f2cc56]"
/* SCSS */
$brand: #f2cc56;
/* SwiftUI */
Color(red: 0.949, green: 0.800, blue: 0.337)
/* Android */
Color.parseColor("#f2cc56")

Accessibility — WCAG contrast

Aa
#f2cc56 on white: 1.55:1
AA ✗ fail · AA-large · AAA
Aa
#f2cc56 on black: 13.55:1
AA ✓ pass · AA-large · AAA
true color
protanopia
deuteranopia
tritanopia

RGB percentages

Red94.9%
Green80.0%
Blue33.7%

CMYK percentages

Cyan0.0%
Magenta15.7%
Yellow64.5%
Key (black)5.1%

Color previews

#f2cc56 text on a black background

contrast 13.55:1

Card sample

#f2cc56 text on a white background

contrast 1.55:1

Card sample

CSS3 live lab

Text font color

The quick brown fox

color: #f2cc56;
Background color
Panel with #f2cc56 background
background-color: #f2cc56;
Text shadow — hex

Glowing headline

text-shadow: 2px 2px 8px #f2cc56;
Text shadow — RGB

Soft neon halo

text-shadow: 0 0 14px rgba(242, 204, 86, 0.45);
Div box shadow
Elevated card
box-shadow: 0 12px 32px -8px rgba(242, 204, 86, 0.45);
Border & gradient
Gradient panel
border: 3px solid #f2cc56;
background: linear-gradient(135deg, #f2cc56, #B0F256);

Monochromatic scale

Palettes built from #f2cc56

Shades — darker

Tints — lighter

Hue & tone neighbors

Color harmonies

Nearest named colors

Work with #f2cc56 in the Color Lab