Dark yellow

#403f08

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

This is Dark yellow, a strong yellow at 59 degrees. 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 #403f08, ready to copy. Hex, rgb, hsl, hsv, cmyk, cie-lab, xyz, decimal, web safe and the nearest Pantone.

Hex#403f08
RGB64, 63, 8
HSL59, 78%, 14%
HSV59, 88%, 25%
CMYK0%, 2%, 88%, 75%
Lab25.75, -6.98, 31.21
XYZ3.94, 4.66, 0.92
Decimal4210440
Web safe#333300
Pantone5815 C
Pantone5815 CHex#403f08Rgb64 63 8Cmyk0 2 88 75Lab26 -7 31Darker#363607Lighter#7a7816

Shades of dark yellow

Tints of dark yellow

Colors that go with dark yellow

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 0, 2, 88, 75.

The same color needs a different cmyk build depending on the paper. Here is #403f08 on both.

Coated stockgloss or silk, C
0 2 88 75
Ink sits on the surface, so colors stay bright and close to screen.
Uncoated stocknatural or matte, U
4 6 85 81
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 #403f08 straight into your stylesheet.

.background { background-color: #403f08; }
.text { color: #403f08; }
.border { border: 2px solid #403f08; }

How dark yellow looks on light and dark

Dark yellow and accessibility

Contrast ratios for #403f08 against black and white text, measured to the WCAG standard.

Textwhite text on this color
10.87:1
AA pass · AA large pass · AAA pass
Textblack text on this color
1.93:1
AA fail · AA large fail · AAA fail

Use white text on this color for readable body copy. To test #403f08 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 #403f08 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 #403f08 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.

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How we calculate these values

The figures for #403f08 come from standard color math, shown so you can check them. We convert from sRGB to each space with the standard formulas, so the codes match what design tools show. 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 figure is the nearest match in our reference set by perceptual distance and it is an approximation, not an exact spot color.