#ffcd56
a light, electric yellow · warm · closest name: gold
RGB
255, 205, 86
HSL
42°, 100%, 67%
CMYK
0, 20, 66, 0
Luminance
0.6559
Every format
| HEX | #ffcd56 |
| RGB | rgb(255, 205, 86) |
| HSL | hsl(42, 100%, 67%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 20%, 66%, 0%) |
| LAB | lab(84.8 5.5 63.9) |
| LCH | lch(84.8 64.1 85.1) |
| OKLCH | oklch(0.871 0.145 85.9) |
Copy-ready code
/* CSS */
color: #ffcd56;
background-color: #ffcd56;
/* Tailwind (arbitrary) */
class="text-[#ffcd56] bg-[#ffcd56]"
/* SCSS */
$brand: #ffcd56;
/* SwiftUI */
Color(red: 1.000, green: 0.804, blue: 0.337)
/* Android */
Color.parseColor("#ffcd56")Accessibility — WCAG contrast
Aa
#ffcd56 on white: 1.49:1
AA ✗ fail · AA-large ✗ · AAA ✗
Aa
#ffcd56 on black: 14.12:1
AA ✓ pass · AA-large ✓ · AAA ✓
true color
protanopia
deuteranopia
tritanopia
RGB percentages
Red100.0%
Green80.4%
Blue33.7%
CMYK percentages
Cyan0.0%
Magenta19.6%
Yellow66.3%
Key (black)0.0%
Color previews
#ffcd56 text on a black background
contrast 14.12:1
Card sample
#ffcd56 text on a white background
contrast 1.49:1
Card sample
CSS3 live lab
Text font color
The quick brown fox
color: #ffcd56;
Background color
Panel with #ffcd56 background
background-color: #ffcd56;
Text shadow — hex
Glowing headline
text-shadow: 2px 2px 8px #ffcd56;
Text shadow — RGB
Soft neon halo
text-shadow: 0 0 14px rgba(255, 205, 86, 0.45);
Div box shadow
Elevated card
box-shadow: 0 12px 32px -8px rgba(255, 205, 86, 0.45);
Border & gradient
Gradient panel
border: 3px solid #ffcd56; background: linear-gradient(135deg, #ffcd56, #C1FF56);