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#ffec99

a light, electric yellow · cool · closest name: khaki

RGB
255, 236, 153
HSL
49°, 100%, 80%
CMYK
0, 8, 40, 0
Luminance
0.8355

Every format

HEX#ffec99
RGBrgb(255, 236, 153)
HSLhsl(49, 100%, 80%)
CMYKcmyk(0%, 8%, 40%, 0%)
LABlab(93.3 -4.8 42.5)
LCHlch(93.3 42.8 96.5)
OKLCHoklch(0.940 0.105 96.8)

Copy-ready code

/* CSS */
color: #ffec99;
background-color: #ffec99;
/* Tailwind (arbitrary) */
class="text-[#ffec99] bg-[#ffec99]"
/* SCSS */
$brand: #ffec99;
/* SwiftUI */
Color(red: 1.000, green: 0.925, blue: 0.600)
/* Android */
Color.parseColor("#ffec99")

Accessibility — WCAG contrast

Aa
#ffec99 on white: 1.19:1
AA ✗ fail · AA-large · AAA
Aa
#ffec99 on black: 17.71:1
AA ✓ pass · AA-large · AAA
true color
protanopia
deuteranopia
tritanopia

RGB percentages

Red100.0%
Green92.5%
Blue60.0%

CMYK percentages

Cyan0.0%
Magenta7.5%
Yellow40.0%
Key (black)0.0%

Color previews

#ffec99 text on a black background

contrast 17.71:1

Card sample

#ffec99 text on a white background

contrast 1.19:1

Card sample

CSS3 live lab

Text font color

The quick brown fox

color: #ffec99;
Background color
Panel with #ffec99 background
background-color: #ffec99;
Text shadow — hex

Glowing headline

text-shadow: 2px 2px 8px #ffec99;
Text shadow — RGB

Soft neon halo

text-shadow: 0 0 14px rgba(255, 236, 153, 0.45);
Div box shadow
Elevated card
box-shadow: 0 12px 32px -8px rgba(255, 236, 153, 0.45);
Border & gradient
Gradient panel
border: 3px solid #ffec99;
background: linear-gradient(135deg, #ffec99, #CEFF99);

Monochromatic scale

Palettes built from #ffec99

Shades — darker

Tints — lighter

Hue & tone neighbors

Color harmonies

Nearest named colors

Work with #ffec99 in the Color Lab