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#f2d821

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

RGB
242, 216, 33
HSL
53°, 89%, 54%
CMYK
0, 11, 86, 5
Luminance
0.6810

Every format

HEX#f2d821
RGBrgb(242, 216, 33)
HSLhsl(53, 89%, 54%)
CMYKcmyk(0%, 11%, 86%, 5%)
LABlab(86.1 -7.5 81.8)
LCHlch(86.1 82.2 95.3)
OKLCHoklch(0.877 0.177 100.1)

Copy-ready code

/* CSS */
color: #f2d821;
background-color: #f2d821;
/* Tailwind (arbitrary) */
class="text-[#f2d821] bg-[#f2d821]"
/* SCSS */
$brand: #f2d821;
/* SwiftUI */
Color(red: 0.949, green: 0.847, blue: 0.129)
/* Android */
Color.parseColor("#f2d821")

Accessibility — WCAG contrast

Aa
#f2d821 on white: 1.44:1
AA ✗ fail · AA-large · AAA
Aa
#f2d821 on black: 14.62:1
AA ✓ pass · AA-large · AAA
true color
protanopia
deuteranopia
tritanopia

RGB percentages

Red94.9%
Green84.7%
Blue12.9%

CMYK percentages

Cyan0.0%
Magenta10.7%
Yellow86.4%
Key (black)5.1%

Color previews

#f2d821 text on a black background

contrast 14.62:1

Card sample

#f2d821 text on a white background

contrast 1.44:1

Card sample

CSS3 live lab

Text font color

The quick brown fox

color: #f2d821;
Background color
Panel with #f2d821 background
background-color: #f2d821;
Text shadow — hex

Glowing headline

text-shadow: 2px 2px 8px #f2d821;
Text shadow — RGB

Soft neon halo

text-shadow: 0 0 14px rgba(242, 216, 33, 0.45);
Div box shadow
Elevated card
box-shadow: 0 12px 32px -8px rgba(242, 216, 33, 0.45);
Border & gradient
Gradient panel
border: 3px solid #f2d821;
background: linear-gradient(135deg, #f2d821, #81F221);

Monochromatic scale

Palettes built from #f2d821

Shades — darker

Tints — lighter

Hue & tone neighbors

Color harmonies

Nearest named colors

Work with #f2d821 in the Color Lab