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#ffef00

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

RGB
255, 239, 0
HSL
56°, 100%, 50%
CMYK
0, 6, 100, 0
Luminance
0.8299

Every format

HEX#ffef00
RGBrgb(255, 239, 0)
HSLhsl(56, 100%, 50%)
CMYKcmyk(0%, 6%, 100%, 0%)
LABlab(93.0 -13.9 91.5)
LCHlch(93.0 92.5 98.6)
OKLCHoklch(0.935 0.198 104.7)

Copy-ready code

/* CSS */
color: #ffef00;
background-color: #ffef00;
/* Tailwind (arbitrary) */
class="text-[#ffef00] bg-[#ffef00]"
/* SCSS */
$brand: #ffef00;
/* SwiftUI */
Color(red: 1.000, green: 0.937, blue: 0.000)
/* Android */
Color.parseColor("#ffef00")

Accessibility — WCAG contrast

Aa
#ffef00 on white: 1.19:1
AA ✗ fail · AA-large · AAA
Aa
#ffef00 on black: 17.60:1
AA ✓ pass · AA-large · AAA
true color
protanopia
deuteranopia
tritanopia

RGB percentages

Red100.0%
Green93.7%
Blue0.0%

CMYK percentages

Cyan0.0%
Magenta6.3%
Yellow100.0%
Key (black)0.0%

Color previews

#ffef00 text on a black background

contrast 17.60:1

Card sample

#ffef00 text on a white background

contrast 1.19:1

Card sample

CSS3 live lab

Text font color

The quick brown fox

color: #ffef00;
Background color
Panel with #ffef00 background
background-color: #ffef00;
Text shadow — hex

Glowing headline

text-shadow: 2px 2px 8px #ffef00;
Text shadow — RGB

Soft neon halo

text-shadow: 0 0 14px rgba(255, 239, 0, 0.45);
Div box shadow
Elevated card
box-shadow: 0 12px 32px -8px rgba(255, 239, 0, 0.45);
Border & gradient
Gradient panel
border: 3px solid #ffef00;
background: linear-gradient(135deg, #ffef00, #65FF00);

Monochromatic scale

Palettes built from #ffef00

Shades — darker

Tints — lighter

Hue & tone neighbors

Color harmonies

Nearest named colors

Work with #ffef00 in the Color Lab