Dark yellow

#3e4808

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

This is Dark yellow, a vivid yellow at 69 degrees. 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 #3e4808, ready to copy. Hex, rgb, hsl, hsv, cmyk, cie-lab, xyz, decimal, web safe and the nearest Pantone.

Hex#3e4808

RGB62, 72, 8

HSL69, 80%, 16%

HSV69, 89%, 28%

CMYK14%, 0%, 89%, 72%

Lab28.58, -13.34, 33.68

XYZ4.35, 5.68, 1.1

Decimal4081672

Web safe#333300

Pantone5747 C

Shades of dark yellow

#3a4408 #363f07 #333b07 #2f3606 #2b3206 #272d05 #232905 #1f2404 #1c2004 #181c03

Tints of dark yellow

#5e6d0c #7e9210 #9eb714 #bedc18 #cde935 #d6ed5b #dff180 #e8f5a5 #f2f9ca #fbfdef

Colors that go with dark yellow

Complementary#120848 Analogous#483208 Analogous#1e4808 Triadic#083e48 Triadic#48083e Split complementary#081e48 Split complementary#320848

Dark yellow in print

It sits near the bottom of the tone range, where dark colors gain a touch of weight on press. The cmyk build is 14, 0, 89, 72.

The same color needs a different cmyk build depending on the paper. Here is #3e4808 on both.

Coated stockgloss or silk, C

14 0 89 72

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

Uncoated stocknatural or matte, U

17 4 86 78

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 readrgb vs cmyk for print andwhat the k in cmyk means.

Dark yellow in css

Copy #3e4808 straight into your stylesheet.

.background { background-color: #3e4808; }
.text { color: #3e4808; }
.border { border: 2px solid #3e4808; }

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 #3e4808 against black and white text, measured to the WCAG standard.

Use white text on this color for readable body copy. To test #3e4808 against any other color, not just black and white, run the pair through ourcontrast checker for a live WCAG reading.

Dark yellow on a business card, sticker and pattern

A quick look at how #3e4808 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 thecolor palette generator, or check a design for print with thergb to cmyk converter.

Turn dark yellow into a seamless pattern

Four patterns built from #3e4808 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.

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How we calculate these values

The figures for #3e4808 come from standard color math, shown so you can check them. The rgb, hsl, hsv, cie-lab and xyz values follow the standard conversions from the sRGB color space. Two cmyk builds are shown because coated and uncoated papers behave differently, uncoated soaks up ink and needs more of it to hit the same target. The Pantone value is the closest reference by perceptual color distance and should be treated as a starting point, not a guaranteed match.