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#f9ce2c

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

RGB
249, 206, 44
HSL
47°, 95%, 58%
CMYK
0, 17, 82, 2
Luminance
0.6446

Every format

HEX#f9ce2c
RGBrgb(249, 206, 44)
HSLhsl(47, 95%, 58%)
CMYKcmyk(0%, 17%, 82%, 2%)
LABlab(84.2 0.8 78.0)
LCHlch(84.2 78.0 89.4)
OKLCHoklch(0.864 0.167 92.5)

Copy-ready code

/* CSS */
color: #f9ce2c;
background-color: #f9ce2c;
/* Tailwind (arbitrary) */
class="text-[#f9ce2c] bg-[#f9ce2c]"
/* SCSS */
$brand: #f9ce2c;
/* SwiftUI */
Color(red: 0.976, green: 0.808, blue: 0.173)
/* Android */
Color.parseColor("#f9ce2c")

Accessibility — WCAG contrast

Aa
#f9ce2c on white: 1.51:1
AA ✗ fail · AA-large · AAA
Aa
#f9ce2c on black: 13.89:1
AA ✓ pass · AA-large · AAA
true color
protanopia
deuteranopia
tritanopia

RGB percentages

Red97.6%
Green80.8%
Blue17.3%

CMYK percentages

Cyan0.0%
Magenta17.3%
Yellow82.3%
Key (black)2.4%

Color previews

#f9ce2c text on a black background

contrast 13.89:1

Card sample

#f9ce2c text on a white background

contrast 1.51:1

Card sample

CSS3 live lab

Text font color

The quick brown fox

color: #f9ce2c;
Background color
Panel with #f9ce2c background
background-color: #f9ce2c;
Text shadow — hex

Glowing headline

text-shadow: 2px 2px 8px #f9ce2c;
Text shadow — RGB

Soft neon halo

text-shadow: 0 0 14px rgba(249, 206, 44, 0.45);
Div box shadow
Elevated card
box-shadow: 0 12px 32px -8px rgba(249, 206, 44, 0.45);
Border & gradient
Gradient panel
border: 3px solid #f9ce2c;
background: linear-gradient(135deg, #f9ce2c, #9CF92C);

Monochromatic scale

Palettes built from #f9ce2c

Shades — darker

Tints — lighter

Hue & tone neighbors

Color harmonies

Nearest named colors

Work with #f9ce2c in the Color Lab