Dark yellow

#2b2000

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. Pair it with dark neutrals so it stays legible, or with violet for a high energy scheme.

Dark yellow color values

Every conversion for #2b2000, ready to copy. Hex, rgb, hsl, hsv, cmyk, cie-lab, xyz, decimal, web safe and the nearest Pantone.

Hex#2b2000
RGB43, 32, 0
HSL45, 100%, 8%
HSV45, 100%, 17%
CMYK0%, 26%, 100%, 83%
Lab12.9, 1.2, 19.11
XYZ1.51, 1.55, 0.22
Decimal2826240
Web safe#333300
Pantone419 C
Pantone419 CHex#2b2000Rgb43 32 0Cmyk0 26 100 83Lab13 1 19Lighter#6d5206

Shades of dark yellow

Tints of dark yellow

Dark yellow in print

At this depth the ink coverage is heavy, worth a proof before a long run. The cmyk build is 0, 26, 100, 83.

The same color needs a different cmyk build depending on the paper. Here is #2b2000 on both.

Coated stockgloss or silk, C
0 26 100 83
Ink sits on the surface, so colors stay bright and close to screen.
Uncoated stocknatural or matte, U
4 28 96 89
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 #2b2000 straight into your stylesheet.

.background { background-color: #2b2000; }
.text { color: #2b2000; }
.border { border: 2px solid #2b2000; }

How dark yellow looks on light and dark

Dark yellow and accessibility

Contrast ratios for #2b2000 against black and white text, measured to the WCAG standard.

Textwhite text on this color
16.04:1
AA pass · AA large pass · AAA pass
Textblack text on this color
1.31:1
AA fail · AA large fail · AAA fail

Use white text on this color for readable body copy. To test #2b2000 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 #2b2000 sits on real print products. Start any of these in the maker.

Your nameFounderhello@brand.comBusiness 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 #2b2000 and its shades, free at print quality. Click any one to keep editing in the pattern maker.

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

Open in pattern maker

How we calculate these values

Every value on this page for #2b2000 is computed, not guessed. We convert from sRGB to each space with the standard formulas, so the codes match what design tools show. The uncoated cmyk build carries more ink than the coated one, which is what a printer would compensate for when the same color runs on a rougher stock. For Pantone we return the nearest reference by perceptual distance, which gets you close but is not a substitute for a physical swatch book.