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#fdf040

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

RGB
253, 240, 64
HSL
56°, 98%, 62%
CMYK
0, 5, 75, 1
Luminance
0.8357

Every format

HEX#fdf040
RGBrgb(253, 240, 64)
HSLhsl(56, 98%, 62%)
CMYKcmyk(0%, 5%, 75%, 1%)
LABlab(93.3 -13.9 80.4)
LCHlch(93.3 81.6 99.8)
OKLCHoklch(0.937 0.182 105.0)

Copy-ready code

/* CSS */
color: #fdf040;
background-color: #fdf040;
/* Tailwind (arbitrary) */
class="text-[#fdf040] bg-[#fdf040]"
/* SCSS */
$brand: #fdf040;
/* SwiftUI */
Color(red: 0.992, green: 0.941, blue: 0.251)
/* Android */
Color.parseColor("#fdf040")

Accessibility — WCAG contrast

Aa
#fdf040 on white: 1.19:1
AA ✗ fail · AA-large · AAA
Aa
#fdf040 on black: 17.71:1
AA ✓ pass · AA-large · AAA
true color
protanopia
deuteranopia
tritanopia

RGB percentages

Red99.2%
Green94.1%
Blue25.1%

CMYK percentages

Cyan0.0%
Magenta5.1%
Yellow74.7%
Key (black)0.8%

Color previews

#fdf040 text on a black background

contrast 17.71:1

Card sample

#fdf040 text on a white background

contrast 1.19:1

Card sample

CSS3 live lab

Text font color

The quick brown fox

color: #fdf040;
Background color
Panel with #fdf040 background
background-color: #fdf040;
Text shadow — hex

Glowing headline

text-shadow: 2px 2px 8px #fdf040;
Text shadow — RGB

Soft neon halo

text-shadow: 0 0 14px rgba(253, 240, 64, 0.45);
Div box shadow
Elevated card
box-shadow: 0 12px 32px -8px rgba(253, 240, 64, 0.45);
Border & gradient
Gradient panel
border: 3px solid #fdf040;
background: linear-gradient(135deg, #fdf040, #8CFD40);

Monochromatic scale

Palettes built from #fdf040

Shades — darker

Tints — lighter

Hue & tone neighbors

Color harmonies

Nearest named colors

Work with #fdf040 in the Color Lab