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#f2d40d

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

RGB
242, 212, 13
HSL
52°, 90%, 50%
CMYK
0, 12, 95, 5
Luminance
0.6599

Every format

HEX#f2d40d
RGBrgb(242, 212, 13)
HSLhsl(52, 90%, 50%)
CMYKcmyk(0%, 12%, 95%, 5%)
LABlab(85.0 -5.8 84.0)
LCHlch(85.0 84.3 94.0)
OKLCHoklch(0.869 0.178 98.7)

Copy-ready code

/* CSS */
color: #f2d40d;
background-color: #f2d40d;
/* Tailwind (arbitrary) */
class="text-[#f2d40d] bg-[#f2d40d]"
/* SCSS */
$brand: #f2d40d;
/* SwiftUI */
Color(red: 0.949, green: 0.831, blue: 0.051)
/* Android */
Color.parseColor("#f2d40d")

Accessibility — WCAG contrast

Aa
#f2d40d on white: 1.48:1
AA ✗ fail · AA-large · AAA
Aa
#f2d40d on black: 14.20:1
AA ✓ pass · AA-large · AAA
true color
protanopia
deuteranopia
tritanopia

RGB percentages

Red94.9%
Green83.1%
Blue5.1%

CMYK percentages

Cyan0.0%
Magenta12.4%
Yellow94.6%
Key (black)5.1%

Color previews

#f2d40d text on a black background

contrast 14.20:1

Card sample

#f2d40d text on a white background

contrast 1.48:1

Card sample

CSS3 live lab

Text font color

The quick brown fox

color: #f2d40d;
Background color
Panel with #f2d40d background
background-color: #f2d40d;
Text shadow — hex

Glowing headline

text-shadow: 2px 2px 8px #f2d40d;
Text shadow — RGB

Soft neon halo

text-shadow: 0 0 14px rgba(242, 212, 13, 0.45);
Div box shadow
Elevated card
box-shadow: 0 12px 32px -8px rgba(242, 212, 13, 0.45);
Border & gradient
Gradient panel
border: 3px solid #f2d40d;
background: linear-gradient(135deg, #f2d40d, #77F20D);

Monochromatic scale

Palettes built from #f2d40d

Shades — darker

Tints — lighter

Hue & tone neighbors

Color harmonies

Nearest named colors

Work with #f2d40d in the Color Lab