Yellow green

#c8d506

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

Yellow green falls in the yellow band, deep and vivid. Yellows like this read optimistic and energetic. Charcoal and navy give it the contrast it needs and purple across the wheel makes it pop.

Yellow green color values

Every conversion for #c8d506, ready to copy. Hex, rgb, hsl, hsv, cmyk, cie-lab, xyz, decimal, web safe and the nearest Pantone.

Hex#c8d506
RGB200, 213, 6
HSL64, 95%, 43%
HSV64, 97%, 84%
CMYK6%, 0%, 97%, 16%
Lab81.77, -24.24, 80.75
XYZ47.65, 59.88, 9.22
Decimal13161734
Web safe#cccc00
Pantone389 C
Pantone389 CHex#c8d506Rgb200 213 6Cmyk6 0 97 16Lab82 -24 81Darker#464a02Deep#879004Lighter#e3ef34

Shades of yellow green

Tints of yellow green

Colors that go with yellow green

Yellow green in print

It is saturated enough that the cmyk build can shift slightly from screen to press, so proof it. The cmyk build is 6, 0, 97, 16.

The same color needs a different cmyk build depending on the paper. Here is #c8d506 on both.

Coated stockgloss or silk, C
6 0 97 16
Ink sits on the surface, so colors stay bright and close to screen.
Uncoated stocknatural or matte, U
10 4 93 22
The stock absorbs ink and gains dot, so it needs a heavier build and reads a touch softer.

This color is saturated enough to sit near the edge of cmyk gamut, so expect a small drop in punch on paper and proof it before a long run.

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 green in css

Copy #c8d506 straight into your stylesheet.

.background { background-color: #c8d506; }
.text { color: #c8d506; }
.border { border: 2px solid #c8d506; }

How yellow green looks on light and dark

Yellow green and accessibility

Contrast ratios for #c8d506 against black and white text, measured to the WCAG standard.

Textwhite text on this color
1.62:1
AA fail · AA large fail · AAA fail
Textblack text on this color
12.98:1
AA pass · AA large pass · AAA pass

Use black text on this color for readable body copy. To test #c8d506 against any other color, not just black and white, run the pair through our contrast checker for a live WCAG reading.

Yellow green on a business card, sticker and pattern

A quick look at how #c8d506 sits on real print products. Start any of these in the maker.

Your nameFounderhello@brand.comBusiness card
Sticker
Repeat pattern

Building a full palette around yellow green? 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 green into a seamless pattern

Four patterns built from #c8d506 and its shades, free at print quality. Click any one to keep editing in the pattern maker.

Make posters, wallpaper and packaging art from yellow green, free and print ready.

Open in pattern maker

How we calculate these values

Every value on this page for #c8d506 is computed, not guessed. The rgb, hsl, hsv, cie-lab and xyz values follow the standard conversions from the sRGB color space. The uncoated cmyk build carries more ink than the coated one, which is what a printer would compensate for when the same color runs on a rougher stock. For Pantone we return the nearest reference by perceptual distance, which gets you close but is not a substitute for a physical swatch book.