Yellow

#97997d

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

This is Yellow, a muted yellow at 64 degrees. A yellow this strong grabs attention fast, good for warnings and energy brands. Pair it with dark neutrals so it stays legible, or with violet for a high energy scheme.

Yellow color values

Every conversion for #97997d, ready to copy. Hex, rgb, hsl, hsv, cmyk, cie-lab, xyz, decimal, web safe and the nearest Pantone.

Hex#97997d

RGB151, 153, 125

HSL64, 12%, 55%

HSV64, 18%, 60%

CMYK1%, 0%, 18%, 40%

Lab62.37, -5.7, 14.51

XYZ27.86, 30.84, 23.89

Decimal9935229

Web safe#999966

Pantone5773 C

Shades of yellow

#8c8e6f #7e8064 #70725a #63644f #555644 #474939 #3a3b2e #2c2d23 #1f1f18 #11110d

Tints of yellow

#a1a289 #aaac95 #b4b5a1 #bdbfad #c7c8b9 #d1d1c5 #dadbd1 #e4e4dd #edeee9 #f7f7f5

Colors that go with yellow

Complementary#7f7d99 Analogous#998d7d Analogous#89997d Triadic#7d9799 Triadic#997d97 Split complementary#7d8999 Split complementary#8d7d99

Yellow in print

It converts to cmyk cleanly and holds its character from screen to paper. The cmyk build is 1, 0, 18, 40.

The same color needs a different cmyk build depending on the paper. Here is #97997d on both.

Coated stockgloss or silk, C

1 0 18 40

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

Uncoated stocknatural or matte, U

5 4 21 46

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.

Yellow in css

Copy #97997d straight into your stylesheet.

.background { background-color: #97997d; }
.text { color: #97997d; }
.border { border: 2px solid #97997d; }

How yellow looks on light and dark

Sample text on black

Sample text on white

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Yellow and accessibility

Contrast ratios for #97997d against black and white text, measured to the WCAG standard.

Use black text on this color for readable body copy. To test #97997d against any other color, not just black and white, run the pair through our contrast checker for a live WCAG reading.

Yellow on a business card, sticker and pattern

A quick look at how #97997d sits on real print products. Start any of these in the maker.

Business card

Sticker

Repeat pattern

Building a full palette around 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 yellow into a seamless pattern

Four patterns built from #97997d 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 yellow, free and print ready.

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How we calculate these values

Every value on this page for #97997d is computed, not guessed. 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. For Pantone we return the nearest reference by perceptual distance, which gets you close but is not a substitute for a physical swatch book.