Yellow

#9f9671

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 48 degrees. A yellow this strong grabs attention fast, good for warnings and energy brands. Charcoal and navy give it the contrast it needs and purple across the wheel makes it pop.

Yellow color values

Every conversion for #9f9671, ready to copy. Hex, rgb, hsl, hsv, cmyk, cie-lab, xyz, decimal, web safe and the nearest Pantone.

Hex#9f9671

RGB159, 150, 113

HSL48, 19%, 53%

HSV48, 29%, 62%

CMYK0%, 6%, 29%, 38%

Lab61.98, -2.68, 20.75

XYZ28.19, 30.38, 20.0

Decimal10458737

Web safe#999966

Pantone451 C

Shades of yellow

#948b64 #857d5a #777051 #696247 #5a553d #4c4733 #3d3a2a #2f2c20 #211f16 #12110c

Tints of yellow

#a8a07e #b1a98b #bab398 #c3bda6 #cbc7b3 #d4d0c0 #dddacd #e6e4da #efede7 #f8f7f4

Colors that go with yellow

Complementary#717a9f Analogous#9f7f71 Analogous#919f71 Triadic#719f96 Triadic#96719f Split complementary#71919f Split complementary#7f719f

Yellow in print

It converts to cmyk cleanly and holds its character from screen to paper. The cmyk build is 0, 6, 29, 38.

The same color needs a different cmyk build depending on the paper. Here is #9f9671 on both.

Coated stockgloss or silk, C

0 6 29 38

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

Uncoated stocknatural or matte, U

4 10 31 44

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 #9f9671 straight into your stylesheet.

.background { background-color: #9f9671; }
.text { color: #9f9671; }
.border { border: 2px solid #9f9671; }

How yellow looks on light and dark

Sample text on black

Sample text on white

Text on this color

Yellow and accessibility

Contrast ratios for #9f9671 against black and white text, measured to the WCAG standard.

Use black text on this color for readable body copy. To test #9f9671 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 #9f9671 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 #9f9671 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.

Open in pattern maker

How we calculate these values

The figures for #9f9671 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. 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.