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#f2ec40

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

RGB
242, 236, 64
HSL
58°, 87%, 60%
CMYK
0, 3, 74, 5
Luminance
0.7924

Every format

HEX#f2ec40
RGBrgb(242, 236, 64)
HSLhsl(58, 87%, 60%)
CMYKcmyk(0%, 3%, 74%, 5%)
LABlab(91.3 -16.5 78.3)
LCHlch(91.3 80.0 101.9)
OKLCHoklch(0.920 0.180 107.4)

Copy-ready code

/* CSS */
color: #f2ec40;
background-color: #f2ec40;
/* Tailwind (arbitrary) */
class="text-[#f2ec40] bg-[#f2ec40]"
/* SCSS */
$brand: #f2ec40;
/* SwiftUI */
Color(red: 0.949, green: 0.925, blue: 0.251)
/* Android */
Color.parseColor("#f2ec40")

Accessibility — WCAG contrast

Aa
#f2ec40 on white: 1.25:1
AA ✗ fail · AA-large · AAA
Aa
#f2ec40 on black: 16.85:1
AA ✓ pass · AA-large · AAA
true color
protanopia
deuteranopia
tritanopia

RGB percentages

Red94.9%
Green92.5%
Blue25.1%

CMYK percentages

Cyan0.0%
Magenta2.5%
Yellow73.6%
Key (black)5.1%

Color previews

#f2ec40 text on a black background

contrast 16.85:1

Card sample

#f2ec40 text on a white background

contrast 1.25:1

Card sample

CSS3 live lab

Text font color

The quick brown fox

color: #f2ec40;
Background color
Panel with #f2ec40 background
background-color: #f2ec40;
Text shadow — hex

Glowing headline

text-shadow: 2px 2px 8px #f2ec40;
Text shadow — RGB

Soft neon halo

text-shadow: 0 0 14px rgba(242, 236, 64, 0.45);
Div box shadow
Elevated card
box-shadow: 0 12px 32px -8px rgba(242, 236, 64, 0.45);
Border & gradient
Gradient panel
border: 3px solid #f2ec40;
background: linear-gradient(135deg, #f2ec40, #81F240);

Monochromatic scale

Palettes built from #f2ec40

Shades — darker

Tints — lighter

Hue & tone neighbors

Color harmonies

Nearest named colors

Work with #f2ec40 in the Color Lab