Yellow

#cfe01a

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

Yellow falls in the yellow band, mid and strong. 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 #cfe01a, ready to copy. Hex, rgb, hsl, hsv, cmyk, cie-lab, xyz, decimal, web safe and the nearest Pantone.

Hex#cfe01a

RGB207, 224, 26

HSL65, 79%, 49%

HSV65, 88%, 88%

CMYK8%, 0%, 88%, 12%

Lab85.33, -26.32, 81.35

XYZ52.57, 66.65, 11.07

Decimal13623322

Web safe#cccc33

Pantone389 C

Shades of yellow

#bdcc18 #abb915 #99a513 #869111 #747e0f #626a0c #50560a #3e4308 #2c2f05 #191b03

Tints of yellow

#dbe941 #dfec57 #e3ee6d #e7f183 #ebf398 #eff6ae #f4f8c4 #f8fbd9 #fcfdef

Colors that go with yellow

Complementary#2b1ae0 Analogous#e08e1a Analogous#6ce01a Triadic#1acfe0 Triadic#e01acf Split complementary#1a6ce0 Split complementary#8e1ae0

Yellow in print

The saturation is high, which is where rgb and cmyk drift apart, so a printed proof is worth it. The cmyk build is 8, 0, 88, 12.

The same color needs a different cmyk build depending on the paper. Here is #cfe01a on both.

Coated stockgloss or silk, C

8 0 88 12

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

Uncoated stocknatural or matte, U

11 4 85 18

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 #cfe01a straight into your stylesheet.

.background { background-color: #cfe01a; }
.text { color: #cfe01a; }
.border { border: 2px solid #cfe01a; }

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 #cfe01a against black and white text, measured to the WCAG standard.

Use black text on this color for readable body copy. To test #cfe01a 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 #cfe01a 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 #cfe01a 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 #cfe01a is computed, not guessed. 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. For Pantone we return the nearest reference by perceptual distance, which gets you close but is not a substitute for a physical swatch book.