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#ffdf00

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

RGB
255, 223, 0
HSL
53°, 100%, 50%
CMYK
0, 13, 100, 0
Luminance
0.7404

Every format

HEX#ffdf00
RGBrgb(255, 223, 0)
HSLhsl(53, 100%, 50%)
CMYKcmyk(0%, 13%, 100%, 0%)
LABlab(88.9 -6.0 88.6)
LCHlch(88.9 88.8 93.8)
OKLCHoklch(0.903 0.187 98.7)

Copy-ready code

/* CSS */
color: #ffdf00;
background-color: #ffdf00;
/* Tailwind (arbitrary) */
class="text-[#ffdf00] bg-[#ffdf00]"
/* SCSS */
$brand: #ffdf00;
/* SwiftUI */
Color(red: 1.000, green: 0.875, blue: 0.000)
/* Android */
Color.parseColor("#ffdf00")

Accessibility — WCAG contrast

Aa
#ffdf00 on white: 1.33:1
AA ✗ fail · AA-large · AAA
Aa
#ffdf00 on black: 15.81:1
AA ✓ pass · AA-large · AAA
true color
protanopia
deuteranopia
tritanopia

RGB percentages

Red100.0%
Green87.5%
Blue0.0%

CMYK percentages

Cyan0.0%
Magenta12.5%
Yellow100.0%
Key (black)0.0%

Color previews

#ffdf00 text on a black background

contrast 15.81:1

Card sample

#ffdf00 text on a white background

contrast 1.33:1

Card sample

CSS3 live lab

Text font color

The quick brown fox

color: #ffdf00;
Background color
Panel with #ffdf00 background
background-color: #ffdf00;
Text shadow — hex

Glowing headline

text-shadow: 2px 2px 8px #ffdf00;
Text shadow — RGB

Soft neon halo

text-shadow: 0 0 14px rgba(255, 223, 0, 0.45);
Div box shadow
Elevated card
box-shadow: 0 12px 32px -8px rgba(255, 223, 0, 0.45);
Border & gradient
Gradient panel
border: 3px solid #ffdf00;
background: linear-gradient(135deg, #ffdf00, #75FF00);

Monochromatic scale

Palettes built from #ffdf00

Shades — darker

Tints — lighter

Hue & tone neighbors

Color harmonies

Nearest named colors

Work with #ffdf00 in the Color Lab