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#f2ec2c

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

RGB
242, 236, 44
HSL
58°, 88%, 56%
CMYK
0, 3, 82, 5
Luminance
0.7905

Every format

HEX#f2ec2c
RGBrgb(242, 236, 44)
HSLhsl(58, 88%, 56%)
CMYKcmyk(0%, 3%, 82%, 5%)
LABlab(91.3 -17.2 83.7)
LCHlch(91.3 85.5 101.6)
OKLCHoklch(0.919 0.189 107.6)

Copy-ready code

/* CSS */
color: #f2ec2c;
background-color: #f2ec2c;
/* Tailwind (arbitrary) */
class="text-[#f2ec2c] bg-[#f2ec2c]"
/* SCSS */
$brand: #f2ec2c;
/* SwiftUI */
Color(red: 0.949, green: 0.925, blue: 0.173)
/* Android */
Color.parseColor("#f2ec2c")

Accessibility — WCAG contrast

Aa
#f2ec2c on white: 1.25:1
AA ✗ fail · AA-large · AAA
Aa
#f2ec2c on black: 16.81:1
AA ✓ pass · AA-large · AAA
true color
protanopia
deuteranopia
tritanopia

RGB percentages

Red94.9%
Green92.5%
Blue17.3%

CMYK percentages

Cyan0.0%
Magenta2.5%
Yellow81.8%
Key (black)5.1%

Color previews

#f2ec2c text on a black background

contrast 16.81:1

Card sample

#f2ec2c text on a white background

contrast 1.25:1

Card sample

CSS3 live lab

Text font color

The quick brown fox

color: #f2ec2c;
Background color
Panel with #f2ec2c background
background-color: #f2ec2c;
Text shadow — hex

Glowing headline

text-shadow: 2px 2px 8px #f2ec2c;
Text shadow — RGB

Soft neon halo

text-shadow: 0 0 14px rgba(242, 236, 44, 0.45);
Div box shadow
Elevated card
box-shadow: 0 12px 32px -8px rgba(242, 236, 44, 0.45);
Border & gradient
Gradient panel
border: 3px solid #f2ec2c;
background: linear-gradient(135deg, #f2ec2c, #74F22C);

Monochromatic scale

Palettes built from #f2ec2c

Shades — darker

Tints — lighter

Hue & tone neighbors

Color harmonies

Nearest named colors

Work with #f2ec2c in the Color Lab