Yellow

#a39d8a

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

Yellow is a mid yellow, confident at this saturation. 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 #a39d8a, ready to copy. Hex, rgb, hsl, hsv, cmyk, cie-lab, xyz, decimal, web safe and the nearest Pantone.

Hex#a39d8a

RGB163, 157, 138

HSL46, 12%, 59%

HSV46, 15%, 64%

CMYK0%, 4%, 15%, 36%

Lab64.75, -1.15, 10.72

XYZ31.75, 33.74, 28.88

Decimal10722698

Web safe#999999

Pantone415 C

Shades of yellow

#97907b #8a836d #7b7561 #6c6655 #5d5849 #4e4a3d #3f3b31 #2f2d25 #201f19 #11100d

Tints of yellow

#aba695 #b4af9f #bcb8aa #c5c1b5 #cdcac0 #d5d3ca #dedcd5 #e6e5e0 #efeeea #f7f7f5

Colors that go with yellow

Complementary#8a90a3 Analogous#a3908a Analogous#9ca38a Triadic#8aa39d Triadic#9d8aa3 Split complementary#8a9ca3 Split complementary#918aa3

Yellow in print

It converts to cmyk cleanly and holds its character from screen to paper. The cmyk build is 0, 4, 15, 36.

The same color needs a different cmyk build depending on the paper. Here is #a39d8a on both.

Coated stockgloss or silk, C

0 4 15 36

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

Uncoated stocknatural or matte, U

4 8 18 42

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 #a39d8a straight into your stylesheet.

.background { background-color: #a39d8a; }
.text { color: #a39d8a; }
.border { border: 2px solid #a39d8a; }

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 #a39d8a against black and white text, measured to the WCAG standard.

Use black text on this color for readable body copy. To test #a39d8a 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 #a39d8a 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 #a39d8a 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

Every value on this page for #a39d8a is computed, not guessed. Rgb, hsl, hsv, lab and xyz are derived through the usual sRGB conversion formulas. 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.