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#fcdc2d

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

RGB
252, 220, 45
HSL
51°, 97%, 58%
CMYK
0, 13, 82, 1
Luminance
0.7207

Every format

HEX#fcdc2d
RGBrgb(252, 220, 45)
HSLhsl(51, 97%, 58%)
CMYKcmyk(0%, 13%, 82%, 1%)
LABlab(88.0 -5.0 81.1)
LCHlch(88.0 81.2 93.6)
OKLCHoklch(0.895 0.175 97.8)

Copy-ready code

/* CSS */
color: #fcdc2d;
background-color: #fcdc2d;
/* Tailwind (arbitrary) */
class="text-[#fcdc2d] bg-[#fcdc2d]"
/* SCSS */
$brand: #fcdc2d;
/* SwiftUI */
Color(red: 0.988, green: 0.863, blue: 0.176)
/* Android */
Color.parseColor("#fcdc2d")

Accessibility — WCAG contrast

Aa
#fcdc2d on white: 1.36:1
AA ✗ fail · AA-large · AAA
Aa
#fcdc2d on black: 15.41:1
AA ✓ pass · AA-large · AAA
true color
protanopia
deuteranopia
tritanopia

RGB percentages

Red98.8%
Green86.3%
Blue17.6%

CMYK percentages

Cyan0.0%
Magenta12.7%
Yellow82.1%
Key (black)1.2%

Color previews

#fcdc2d text on a black background

contrast 15.41:1

Card sample

#fcdc2d text on a white background

contrast 1.36:1

Card sample

CSS3 live lab

Text font color

The quick brown fox

color: #fcdc2d;
Background color
Panel with #fcdc2d background
background-color: #fcdc2d;
Text shadow — hex

Glowing headline

text-shadow: 2px 2px 8px #fcdc2d;
Text shadow — RGB

Soft neon halo

text-shadow: 0 0 14px rgba(252, 220, 45, 0.45);
Div box shadow
Elevated card
box-shadow: 0 12px 32px -8px rgba(252, 220, 45, 0.45);
Border & gradient
Gradient panel
border: 3px solid #fcdc2d;
background: linear-gradient(135deg, #fcdc2d, #92FC2D);

Monochromatic scale

Palettes built from #fcdc2d

Shades — darker

Tints — lighter

Hue & tone neighbors

Color harmonies

Nearest named colors

Work with #fcdc2d in the Color Lab