Yellow

#cfd511

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

This is Yellow, a vivid yellow at 62 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 #cfd511, ready to copy. Hex, rgb, hsl, hsv, cmyk, cie-lab, xyz, decimal, web safe and the nearest Pantone.

Hex#cfd511

RGB207, 213, 17

HSL62, 85%, 45%

HSV62, 92%, 84%

CMYK3%, 0%, 92%, 16%

Lab82.32, -21.18, 80.29

XYZ49.63, 60.89, 9.67

Decimal13620497

Web safe#cccc00

Pantone809 C

Shades of yellow

#bdc310 #abb00e #999e0d #878b0b #75790a #636608 #515407 #3f4105 #2d2f04 #1c1c02

Tints of yellow

#e6ec14 #ebf045 #edf25d #f0f475 #f3f68d #f5f8a6 #f8fabe #fbfcd6 #fdfeee

Colors that go with yellow

Complementary#1711d5 Analogous#d57911 Analogous#6dd511 Triadic#11cfd5 Triadic#d511cf Split complementary#116dd5 Split complementary#7911d5

Yellow in print

A color this vivid sometimes sits just outside cmyk gamut, so expect a small dip in punch on paper. The cmyk build is 3, 0, 92, 16.

The same color needs a different cmyk build depending on the paper. Here is #cfd511 on both.

Coated stockgloss or silk, C

3 0 92 16

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

Uncoated stocknatural or matte, U

7 4 89 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 in css

Copy #cfd511 straight into your stylesheet.

.background { background-color: #cfd511; }
.text { color: #cfd511; }
.border { border: 2px solid #cfd511; }

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 #cfd511 against black and white text, measured to the WCAG standard.

Use black text on this color for readable body copy. To test #cfd511 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 #cfd511 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 #cfd511 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

Here is how the numbers for #cfd511 are worked out. The rgb, hsl, hsv, cie-lab and xyz values follow the standard conversions from the sRGB color space. 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 figure is the nearest match in our reference set by perceptual distance and it is an approximation, not an exact spot color.