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#f2cf37

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

RGB
242, 207, 55
HSL
49°, 88%, 58%
CMYK
0, 15, 77, 5
Luminance
0.6378

Every format

HEX#f2cf37
RGBrgb(242, 207, 55)
HSLhsl(49, 88%, 58%)
CMYKcmyk(0%, 15%, 77%, 5%)
LABlab(83.8 -2.4 74.2)
LCHlch(83.8 74.3 91.8)
OKLCHoklch(0.860 0.162 95.3)

Copy-ready code

/* CSS */
color: #f2cf37;
background-color: #f2cf37;
/* Tailwind (arbitrary) */
class="text-[#f2cf37] bg-[#f2cf37]"
/* SCSS */
$brand: #f2cf37;
/* SwiftUI */
Color(red: 0.949, green: 0.812, blue: 0.216)
/* Android */
Color.parseColor("#f2cf37")

Accessibility — WCAG contrast

Aa
#f2cf37 on white: 1.53:1
AA ✗ fail · AA-large · AAA
Aa
#f2cf37 on black: 13.76:1
AA ✓ pass · AA-large · AAA
true color
protanopia
deuteranopia
tritanopia

RGB percentages

Red94.9%
Green81.2%
Blue21.6%

CMYK percentages

Cyan0.0%
Magenta14.5%
Yellow77.3%
Key (black)5.1%

Color previews

#f2cf37 text on a black background

contrast 13.76:1

Card sample

#f2cf37 text on a white background

contrast 1.53:1

Card sample

CSS3 live lab

Text font color

The quick brown fox

color: #f2cf37;
Background color
Panel with #f2cf37 background
background-color: #f2cf37;
Text shadow — hex

Glowing headline

text-shadow: 2px 2px 8px #f2cf37;
Text shadow — RGB

Soft neon halo

text-shadow: 0 0 14px rgba(242, 207, 55, 0.45);
Div box shadow
Elevated card
box-shadow: 0 12px 32px -8px rgba(242, 207, 55, 0.45);
Border & gradient
Gradient panel
border: 3px solid #f2cf37;
background: linear-gradient(135deg, #f2cf37, #98F237);

Monochromatic scale

Palettes built from #f2cf37

Shades — darker

Tints — lighter

Hue & tone neighbors

Color harmonies

Nearest named colors

Work with #f2cf37 in the Color Lab