Dark yellow

#2a2201

Hex, rgb, cmyk and Pantone values for dark yellow, with shades, tints, matching colors and free print quality patterns.

Dark yellow falls in the yellow band, dark and vivid. Yellows like this read optimistic and energetic. Charcoal and navy give it the contrast it needs and purple across the wheel makes it pop.

Dark yellow color values

Every conversion for #2a2201, ready to copy. Hex, rgb, hsl, hsv, cmyk, cie-lab, xyz, decimal, web safe and the nearest Pantone.

Hex#2a2201

RGB42, 34, 1

HSL48, 95%, 8%

HSV48, 98%, 16%

CMYK0%, 19%, 98%, 84%

Lab13.46, -0.68, 19.43

XYZ1.53, 1.64, 0.26

Decimal2761217

Web safe#333300

Pantone419 C

Shades of dark yellow

#261f01 #231c01 #1f1901

Tints of dark yellow

#564602 #826903 #ae8d04 #d9b005 #f9cc12 #fad63e #fbdf6a #fce896 #fef2c2 #fffbee

Dark yellow in print

It runs deep in print, so a rich black build underneath keeps it from looking flat. The cmyk build is 0, 19, 98, 84.

The same color needs a different cmyk build depending on the paper. Here is #2a2201 on both.

Coated stockgloss or silk, C

0 19 98 84

Ink sits on the surface, so colors stay bright and close to screen.

Uncoated stocknatural or matte, U

4 21 94 90

The stock absorbs ink and gains dot, so it needs a heavier build and reads a touch softer.

This color converts to cmyk comfortably and should hold on press.

See how it converts in the rgb to cmyk converter, or read rgb vs cmyk for print and what the k in cmyk means.

Dark yellow in css

Copy #2a2201 straight into your stylesheet.

.background { background-color: #2a2201; }
.text { color: #2a2201; }
.border { border: 2px solid #2a2201; }

How dark yellow looks on light and dark

Sample text on black

Sample text on white

Text on this color

Dark yellow and accessibility

Contrast ratios for #2a2201 against black and white text, measured to the WCAG standard.

Use white text on this color for readable body copy. To test #2a2201 against any other color, not just black and white, run the pair through our contrast checker for a live WCAG reading.

Dark yellow on a business card, sticker and pattern

A quick look at how #2a2201 sits on real print products. Start any of these in the maker.

Business card

Sticker

Repeat pattern

Building a full palette around dark yellow? Pull matching colors from any photo with the color palette generator, or check a design for print with the rgb to cmyk converter.

Turn dark yellow into a seamless pattern

Four patterns built from #2a2201 and its shades, free at print quality. Click any one to keep editing in the pattern maker.

Arches Signature stripes Gem Shingles

Make posters, wallpaper and packaging art from dark yellow, free and print ready.

Open in pattern maker

How we calculate these values

Here is how the numbers for #2a2201 are worked out. Rgb, hsl, hsv, lab and xyz are derived through the usual sRGB conversion formulas. The coated and uncoated cmyk builds differ because uncoated stock absorbs more ink and gains dot, so the same color needs a heavier, slightly duller build on press. The Pantone value is the closest reference by perceptual color distance and should be treated as a starting point, not a guaranteed match.