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#ffec01

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

RGB
255, 236, 1
HSL
56°, 100%, 50%
CMYK
0, 8, 100, 0
Luminance
0.8125

Every format

HEX#ffec01
RGBrgb(255, 236, 1)
HSLhsl(56, 100%, 50%)
CMYKcmyk(0%, 8%, 100%, 0%)
LABlab(92.3 -12.4 90.8)
LCHlch(92.3 91.7 97.8)
OKLCHoklch(0.929 0.196 103.6)

Copy-ready code

/* CSS */
color: #ffec01;
background-color: #ffec01;
/* Tailwind (arbitrary) */
class="text-[#ffec01] bg-[#ffec01]"
/* SCSS */
$brand: #ffec01;
/* SwiftUI */
Color(red: 1.000, green: 0.925, blue: 0.004)
/* Android */
Color.parseColor("#ffec01")

Accessibility — WCAG contrast

Aa
#ffec01 on white: 1.22:1
AA ✗ fail · AA-large · AAA
Aa
#ffec01 on black: 17.25:1
AA ✓ pass · AA-large · AAA
true color
protanopia
deuteranopia
tritanopia

RGB percentages

Red100.0%
Green92.5%
Blue0.4%

CMYK percentages

Cyan0.0%
Magenta7.5%
Yellow99.6%
Key (black)0.0%

Color previews

#ffec01 text on a black background

contrast 17.25:1

Card sample

#ffec01 text on a white background

contrast 1.22:1

Card sample

CSS3 live lab

Text font color

The quick brown fox

color: #ffec01;
Background color
Panel with #ffec01 background
background-color: #ffec01;
Text shadow — hex

Glowing headline

text-shadow: 2px 2px 8px #ffec01;
Text shadow — RGB

Soft neon halo

text-shadow: 0 0 14px rgba(255, 236, 1, 0.45);
Div box shadow
Elevated card
box-shadow: 0 12px 32px -8px rgba(255, 236, 1, 0.45);
Border & gradient
Gradient panel
border: 3px solid #ffec01;
background: linear-gradient(135deg, #ffec01, #69FF01);

Monochromatic scale

Palettes built from #ffec01

Shades — darker

Tints — lighter

Hue & tone neighbors

Color harmonies

Nearest named colors

Work with #ffec01 in the Color Lab