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#f2cd3b

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

RGB
242, 205, 59
HSL
48°, 88%, 59%
CMYK
0, 15, 76, 5
Luminance
0.6286

Every format

HEX#f2cd3b
RGBrgb(242, 205, 59)
HSLhsl(48, 88%, 59%)
CMYKcmyk(0%, 15%, 76%, 5%)
LABlab(83.4 -1.2 72.5)
LCHlch(83.4 72.5 91.0)
OKLCHoklch(0.856 0.159 94.0)

Copy-ready code

/* CSS */
color: #f2cd3b;
background-color: #f2cd3b;
/* Tailwind (arbitrary) */
class="text-[#f2cd3b] bg-[#f2cd3b]"
/* SCSS */
$brand: #f2cd3b;
/* SwiftUI */
Color(red: 0.949, green: 0.804, blue: 0.231)
/* Android */
Color.parseColor("#f2cd3b")

Accessibility — WCAG contrast

Aa
#f2cd3b on white: 1.55:1
AA ✗ fail · AA-large · AAA
Aa
#f2cd3b on black: 13.57:1
AA ✓ pass · AA-large · AAA
true color
protanopia
deuteranopia
tritanopia

RGB percentages

Red94.9%
Green80.4%
Blue23.1%

CMYK percentages

Cyan0.0%
Magenta15.3%
Yellow75.6%
Key (black)5.1%

Color previews

#f2cd3b text on a black background

contrast 13.57:1

Card sample

#f2cd3b text on a white background

contrast 1.55:1

Card sample

CSS3 live lab

Text font color

The quick brown fox

color: #f2cd3b;
Background color
Panel with #f2cd3b background
background-color: #f2cd3b;
Text shadow — hex

Glowing headline

text-shadow: 2px 2px 8px #f2cd3b;
Text shadow — RGB

Soft neon halo

text-shadow: 0 0 14px rgba(242, 205, 59, 0.45);
Div box shadow
Elevated card
box-shadow: 0 12px 32px -8px rgba(242, 205, 59, 0.45);
Border & gradient
Gradient panel
border: 3px solid #f2cd3b;
background: linear-gradient(135deg, #f2cd3b, #9DF23B);

Monochromatic scale

Palettes built from #f2cd3b

Shades — darker

Tints — lighter

Hue & tone neighbors

Color harmonies

Nearest named colors

Work with #f2cd3b in the Color Lab