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#f2cd1f

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

RGB
242, 205, 31
HSL
50°, 89%, 54%
CMYK
0, 15, 87, 5
Luminance
0.6264

Every format

HEX#f2cd1f
RGBrgb(242, 205, 31)
HSLhsl(50, 89%, 54%)
CMYKcmyk(0%, 15%, 87%, 5%)
LABlab(83.3 -2.0 80.0)
LCHlch(83.3 80.0 91.4)
OKLCHoklch(0.855 0.170 95.3)

Copy-ready code

/* CSS */
color: #f2cd1f;
background-color: #f2cd1f;
/* Tailwind (arbitrary) */
class="text-[#f2cd1f] bg-[#f2cd1f]"
/* SCSS */
$brand: #f2cd1f;
/* SwiftUI */
Color(red: 0.949, green: 0.804, blue: 0.122)
/* Android */
Color.parseColor("#f2cd1f")

Accessibility — WCAG contrast

Aa
#f2cd1f on white: 1.55:1
AA ✗ fail · AA-large · AAA
Aa
#f2cd1f on black: 13.53:1
AA ✓ pass · AA-large · AAA
true color
protanopia
deuteranopia
tritanopia

RGB percentages

Red94.9%
Green80.4%
Blue12.2%

CMYK percentages

Cyan0.0%
Magenta15.3%
Yellow87.2%
Key (black)5.1%

Color previews

#f2cd1f text on a black background

contrast 13.53:1

Card sample

#f2cd1f text on a white background

contrast 1.55:1

Card sample

CSS3 live lab

Text font color

The quick brown fox

color: #f2cd1f;
Background color
Panel with #f2cd1f background
background-color: #f2cd1f;
Text shadow — hex

Glowing headline

text-shadow: 2px 2px 8px #f2cd1f;
Text shadow — RGB

Soft neon halo

text-shadow: 0 0 14px rgba(242, 205, 31, 0.45);
Div box shadow
Elevated card
box-shadow: 0 12px 32px -8px rgba(242, 205, 31, 0.45);
Border & gradient
Gradient panel
border: 3px solid #f2cd1f;
background: linear-gradient(135deg, #f2cd1f, #8AF21F);

Monochromatic scale

Palettes built from #f2cd1f

Shades — darker

Tints — lighter

Hue & tone neighbors

Color harmonies

Nearest named colors

Work with #f2cd1f in the Color Lab