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#f2cf2a

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

RGB
242, 207, 42
HSL
50°, 89%, 56%
CMYK
0, 15, 83, 5
Luminance
0.6367

Every format

HEX#f2cf2a
RGBrgb(242, 207, 42)
HSLhsl(50, 89%, 56%)
CMYKcmyk(0%, 15%, 83%, 5%)
LABlab(83.8 -2.8 77.9)
LCHlch(83.8 78.0 92.0)
OKLCHoklch(0.859 0.168 95.8)

Copy-ready code

/* CSS */
color: #f2cf2a;
background-color: #f2cf2a;
/* Tailwind (arbitrary) */
class="text-[#f2cf2a] bg-[#f2cf2a]"
/* SCSS */
$brand: #f2cf2a;
/* SwiftUI */
Color(red: 0.949, green: 0.812, blue: 0.165)
/* Android */
Color.parseColor("#f2cf2a")

Accessibility — WCAG contrast

Aa
#f2cf2a on white: 1.53:1
AA ✗ fail · AA-large · AAA
Aa
#f2cf2a on black: 13.73:1
AA ✓ pass · AA-large · AAA
true color
protanopia
deuteranopia
tritanopia

RGB percentages

Red94.9%
Green81.2%
Blue16.5%

CMYK percentages

Cyan0.0%
Magenta14.5%
Yellow82.6%
Key (black)5.1%

Color previews

#f2cf2a text on a black background

contrast 13.73:1

Card sample

#f2cf2a text on a white background

contrast 1.53:1

Card sample

CSS3 live lab

Text font color

The quick brown fox

color: #f2cf2a;
Background color
Panel with #f2cf2a background
background-color: #f2cf2a;
Text shadow — hex

Glowing headline

text-shadow: 2px 2px 8px #f2cf2a;
Text shadow — RGB

Soft neon halo

text-shadow: 0 0 14px rgba(242, 207, 42, 0.45);
Div box shadow
Elevated card
box-shadow: 0 12px 32px -8px rgba(242, 207, 42, 0.45);
Border & gradient
Gradient panel
border: 3px solid #f2cf2a;
background: linear-gradient(135deg, #f2cf2a, #90F22A);

Monochromatic scale

Palettes built from #f2cf2a

Shades — darker

Tints — lighter

Hue & tone neighbors

Color harmonies

Nearest named colors

Work with #f2cf2a in the Color Lab