Yellow

#cfde21

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. Pair it with dark neutrals so it stays legible, or with violet for a high energy scheme.

Yellow color values

Every conversion for #cfde21, ready to copy. Hex, rgb, hsl, hsv, cmyk, cie-lab, xyz, decimal, web safe and the nearest Pantone.

Hex#cfde21

RGB207, 222, 33

HSL65, 74%, 50%

HSV65, 85%, 87%

CMYK7%, 0%, 85%, 13%

Lab84.8, -25.21, 79.65

XYZ52.13, 65.62, 11.36

Decimal13622817

Web safe#cccc33

Pantone389 C

Shades of yellow

#bdca1e #abb71b #98a318 #869015 #747c12 #626910 #4f550d #3d420a #2b2e07 #191b04

Tints of yellow

#d3e136 #d8e44a #dce75f #e1ea74 #e5ed88 #eaf09d #eef3b2 #f3f7c6 #f7fadb #fcfdef

Colors that go with yellow

Complementary#3021de Analogous#de8f21 Analogous#71de21 Triadic#21cfde Triadic#de21cf Split complementary#2170de Split complementary#8f21de

Yellow in print

It converts to cmyk cleanly and holds its character from screen to paper. The cmyk build is 7, 0, 85, 13.

The same color needs a different cmyk build depending on the paper. Here is #cfde21 on both.

Coated stockgloss or silk, C

7 0 85 13

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

Uncoated stocknatural or matte, U

10 4 82 19

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 readrgb vs cmyk for print andwhat the k in cmyk means.

Yellow in css

Copy #cfde21 straight into your stylesheet.

.background { background-color: #cfde21; }
.text { color: #cfde21; }
.border { border: 2px solid #cfde21; }

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 #cfde21 against black and white text, measured to the WCAG standard.

Use black text on this color for readable body copy. To test #cfde21 against any other color, not just black and white, run the pair through ourcontrast checker for a live WCAG reading.

Yellow on a business card, sticker and pattern

A quick look at how #cfde21 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 thecolor palette generator, or check a design for print with thergb to cmyk converter.

Turn yellow into a seamless pattern

Four patterns built from #cfde21 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 #cfde21 is computed, not guessed. We convert from sRGB to each space with the standard formulas, so the codes match what design tools show. 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 figure is the nearest match in our reference set by perceptual distance and it is an approximation, not an exact spot color.