Light yellow

#bebeaa

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

This is Light yellow, a muted yellow at 60 degrees. Yellows like this read optimistic and energetic. Pair it with dark neutrals so it stays legible, or with violet for a high energy scheme.

Light yellow color values

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

Hex#bebeaa

RGB190, 190, 170

HSL60, 13%, 71%

HSV60, 11%, 75%

CMYK0%, 0%, 11%, 25%

Lab76.48, -3.51, 10.1

XYZ46.9, 50.68, 45.34

Decimal12500650

Web safe#cccc99

Pantone5645 C

Shades of light yellow

#b0b097 #a1a185 #939372 #818163 #6f6f55 #5c5c46 #494938 #37372a #24241c #11110d

Tints of light yellow

#c4c4b1 #c9c9b9 #cfcfc0 #d5d5c8 #e0e0d7 #ecece6 #f7f7f5

Colors that go with light yellow

Complementary#aaaabe Analogous#beb4aa Analogous#b4beaa Triadic#aabebe Triadic#beaabe Split complementary#aab4be Split complementary#b4aabe

Light yellow in print

It sits in a comfortable part of the gamut and reproduces reliably on press. The cmyk build is 0, 0, 11, 25.

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

Coated stockgloss or silk, C

0 0 11 25

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

Uncoated stocknatural or matte, U

4 4 14 31

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.

Light yellow in css

Copy #bebeaa straight into your stylesheet.

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

How light yellow looks on light and dark

Sample text on black

Sample text on white

Text on this color

Light yellow and accessibility

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

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

Light yellow on a business card, sticker and pattern

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

Business card

Sticker

Repeat pattern

Building a full palette around light 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 light yellow into a seamless pattern

Four patterns built from #bebeaa 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 light yellow, free and print ready.

Open in pattern maker

How we calculate these values

Here is how the numbers for #bebeaa are worked out. The rgb, hsl, hsv, cie-lab and xyz values follow the standard conversions from the sRGB color space. 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.