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#f2ec39

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

RGB
242, 236, 57
HSL
58°, 88%, 59%
CMYK
0, 3, 76, 5
Luminance
0.7916

Every format

HEX#f2ec39
RGBrgb(242, 236, 57)
HSLhsl(58, 88%, 59%)
CMYKcmyk(0%, 3%, 76%, 5%)
LABlab(91.3 -16.8 80.4)
LCHlch(91.3 82.1 101.8)
OKLCHoklch(0.919 0.183 107.5)

Copy-ready code

/* CSS */
color: #f2ec39;
background-color: #f2ec39;
/* Tailwind (arbitrary) */
class="text-[#f2ec39] bg-[#f2ec39]"
/* SCSS */
$brand: #f2ec39;
/* SwiftUI */
Color(red: 0.949, green: 0.925, blue: 0.224)
/* Android */
Color.parseColor("#f2ec39")

Accessibility — WCAG contrast

Aa
#f2ec39 on white: 1.25:1
AA ✗ fail · AA-large · AAA
Aa
#f2ec39 on black: 16.83:1
AA ✓ pass · AA-large · AAA
true color
protanopia
deuteranopia
tritanopia

RGB percentages

Red94.9%
Green92.5%
Blue22.4%

CMYK percentages

Cyan0.0%
Magenta2.5%
Yellow76.4%
Key (black)5.1%

Color previews

#f2ec39 text on a black background

contrast 16.83:1

Card sample

#f2ec39 text on a white background

contrast 1.25:1

Card sample

CSS3 live lab

Text font color

The quick brown fox

color: #f2ec39;
Background color
Panel with #f2ec39 background
background-color: #f2ec39;
Text shadow — hex

Glowing headline

text-shadow: 2px 2px 8px #f2ec39;
Text shadow — RGB

Soft neon halo

text-shadow: 0 0 14px rgba(242, 236, 57, 0.45);
Div box shadow
Elevated card
box-shadow: 0 12px 32px -8px rgba(242, 236, 57, 0.45);
Border & gradient
Gradient panel
border: 3px solid #f2ec39;
background: linear-gradient(135deg, #f2ec39, #7CF239);

Monochromatic scale

Palettes built from #f2ec39

Shades — darker

Tints — lighter

Hue & tone neighbors

Color harmonies

Nearest named colors

Work with #f2ec39 in the Color Lab