Dark yellow

#60520b

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

Dark yellow is a dark yellow, anchoring at this saturation. 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 #60520b, ready to copy. Hex, rgb, hsl, hsv, cmyk, cie-lab, xyz, decimal, web safe and the nearest Pantone.

Hex#60520b

RGB96, 82, 11

HSL50, 79%, 21%

HSV50, 89%, 38%

CMYK0%, 15%, 89%, 62%

Lab35.09, -2.01, 39.63

XYZ7.9, 8.55, 1.55

Decimal6312459

Web safe#666600

Pantone455 C

Shades of dark yellow

#594c0a #524609 #4b4009 #453b08 #3e3507 #372f06 #302906 #292305 #221d04 #1b1703

Tints of dark yellow

#83700f #a58d13 #c8ab17 #e5c520 #e9ce42 #edd765 #f1e087 #f5e9aa #f9f2cc #fdfbef

Colors that go with dark yellow

Complementary#0b1960 Analogous#60280b Analogous#43600b Triadic#0b6052 Triadic#520b60 Split complementary#0b4360 Split complementary#280b60

Dark yellow in print

A color this vivid sometimes sits just outside cmyk gamut, so expect a small dip in punch on paper. The cmyk build is 0, 15, 89, 62.

The same color needs a different cmyk build depending on the paper. Here is #60520b on both.

Coated stockgloss or silk, C

0 15 89 62

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

Uncoated stocknatural or matte, U

4 18 86 68

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 #60520b straight into your stylesheet.

.background { background-color: #60520b; }
.text { color: #60520b; }
.border { border: 2px solid #60520b; }

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 #60520b against black and white text, measured to the WCAG standard.

Use white text on this color for readable body copy. To test #60520b 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 #60520b 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 #60520b 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

Every value on this page for #60520b is computed, not guessed. We convert from sRGB to each space with the standard formulas, so the codes match what design tools show. 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.