Yellow

#bbbca5

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 63 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 #bbbca5, ready to copy. Hex, rgb, hsl, hsv, cmyk, cie-lab, xyz, decimal, web safe and the nearest Pantone.

Hex#bbbca5

RGB187, 188, 165

HSL63, 15%, 69%

HSV63, 12%, 74%

CMYK1%, 0%, 12%, 26%

Lab75.61, -4.38, 11.53

XYZ45.27, 49.25, 42.72

Decimal12303525

Web safe#cccc99

Pantone5645 C

Shades of yellow

#adae93 #9fa080 #91936e #7f8060 #6d6e52 #5a5b44 #484936 #363729 #24241b #11120d

Tints of yellow

#c1c2ad #c7c8b5 #cdcebd #d3d4c5 #d9dacd #dfe0d5 #e5e6dd #ebece5 #f1f1ed #f7f7f5

Colors that go with yellow

Complementary#a6a5bc Analogous#bcb2a5 Analogous#afbca5 Triadic#a5bbbc Triadic#bca5bb Split complementary#a5afbc Split complementary#b2a5bc

Yellow in print

The cmyk build is well inside gamut, so what you see on screen is close to what prints. The cmyk build is 1, 0, 12, 26.

The same color needs a different cmyk build depending on the paper. Here is #bbbca5 on both.

Coated stockgloss or silk, C

1 0 12 26

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

Uncoated stocknatural or matte, U

5 4 15 32

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 #bbbca5 straight into your stylesheet.

.background { background-color: #bbbca5; }
.text { color: #bbbca5; }
.border { border: 2px solid #bbbca5; }

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 #bbbca5 against black and white text, measured to the WCAG standard.

Use black text on this color for readable body copy. To test #bbbca5 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 #bbbca5 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 #bbbca5 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 #bbbca5 come from standard color math, shown so you can check them. Rgb, hsl, hsv, lab and xyz are derived through the usual sRGB conversion formulas. 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.