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#f2cd56

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

RGB
242, 205, 86
HSL
46°, 86%, 64%
CMYK
0, 15, 65, 5
Luminance
0.6321

Every format

HEX#f2cd56
RGBrgb(242, 205, 86)
HSLhsl(46, 86%, 64%)
CMYKcmyk(0%, 15%, 65%, 5%)
LABlab(83.6 0.1 62.2)
LCHlch(83.6 62.2 89.9)
OKLCHoklch(0.858 0.141 91.8)

Copy-ready code

/* CSS */
color: #f2cd56;
background-color: #f2cd56;
/* Tailwind (arbitrary) */
class="text-[#f2cd56] bg-[#f2cd56]"
/* SCSS */
$brand: #f2cd56;
/* SwiftUI */
Color(red: 0.949, green: 0.804, blue: 0.337)
/* Android */
Color.parseColor("#f2cd56")

Accessibility — WCAG contrast

Aa
#f2cd56 on white: 1.54:1
AA ✗ fail · AA-large · AAA
Aa
#f2cd56 on black: 13.64:1
AA ✓ pass · AA-large · AAA
true color
protanopia
deuteranopia
tritanopia

RGB percentages

Red94.9%
Green80.4%
Blue33.7%

CMYK percentages

Cyan0.0%
Magenta15.3%
Yellow64.5%
Key (black)5.1%

Color previews

#f2cd56 text on a black background

contrast 13.64:1

Card sample

#f2cd56 text on a white background

contrast 1.54:1

Card sample

CSS3 live lab

Text font color

The quick brown fox

color: #f2cd56;
Background color
Panel with #f2cd56 background
background-color: #f2cd56;
Text shadow — hex

Glowing headline

text-shadow: 2px 2px 8px #f2cd56;
Text shadow — RGB

Soft neon halo

text-shadow: 0 0 14px rgba(242, 205, 86, 0.45);
Div box shadow
Elevated card
box-shadow: 0 12px 32px -8px rgba(242, 205, 86, 0.45);
Border & gradient
Gradient panel
border: 3px solid #f2cd56;
background: linear-gradient(135deg, #f2cd56, #AFF256);

Monochromatic scale

Palettes built from #f2cd56

Shades — darker

Tints — lighter

Hue & tone neighbors

Color harmonies

Nearest named colors

Work with #f2cd56 in the Color Lab