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#ffdf2a

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

RGB
255, 223, 42
HSL
51°, 100%, 58%
CMYK
0, 13, 84, 0
Luminance
0.7420

Every format

HEX#ffdf2a
RGBrgb(255, 223, 42)
HSLhsl(51, 100%, 58%)
CMYKcmyk(0%, 13%, 84%, 0%)
LABlab(89.0 -5.4 82.8)
LCHlch(89.0 82.9 93.7)
OKLCHoklch(0.904 0.179 98.0)

Copy-ready code

/* CSS */
color: #ffdf2a;
background-color: #ffdf2a;
/* Tailwind (arbitrary) */
class="text-[#ffdf2a] bg-[#ffdf2a]"
/* SCSS */
$brand: #ffdf2a;
/* SwiftUI */
Color(red: 1.000, green: 0.875, blue: 0.165)
/* Android */
Color.parseColor("#ffdf2a")

Accessibility — WCAG contrast

Aa
#ffdf2a on white: 1.33:1
AA ✗ fail · AA-large · AAA
Aa
#ffdf2a on black: 15.84:1
AA ✓ pass · AA-large · AAA
true color
protanopia
deuteranopia
tritanopia

RGB percentages

Red100.0%
Green87.5%
Blue16.5%

CMYK percentages

Cyan0.0%
Magenta12.5%
Yellow83.5%
Key (black)0.0%

Color previews

#ffdf2a text on a black background

contrast 15.84:1

Card sample

#ffdf2a text on a white background

contrast 1.33:1

Card sample

CSS3 live lab

Text font color

The quick brown fox

color: #ffdf2a;
Background color
Panel with #ffdf2a background
background-color: #ffdf2a;
Text shadow — hex

Glowing headline

text-shadow: 2px 2px 8px #ffdf2a;
Text shadow — RGB

Soft neon halo

text-shadow: 0 0 14px rgba(255, 223, 42, 0.45);
Div box shadow
Elevated card
box-shadow: 0 12px 32px -8px rgba(255, 223, 42, 0.45);
Border & gradient
Gradient panel
border: 3px solid #ffdf2a;
background: linear-gradient(135deg, #ffdf2a, #91FF2A);

Monochromatic scale

Palettes built from #ffdf2a

Shades — darker

Tints — lighter

Hue & tone neighbors

Color harmonies

Nearest named colors

Work with #ffdf2a in the Color Lab