Yellow

#d4d52a

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 #d4d52a, ready to copy. Hex, rgb, hsl, hsv, cmyk, cie-lab, xyz, decimal, web safe and the nearest Pantone.

Hex#d4d52a

RGB212, 213, 42

HSL60, 67%, 50%

HSV60, 80%, 84%

CMYK0%, 0%, 80%, 16%

Lab82.78, -18.52, 76.04

XYZ51.36, 61.75, 11.4

Decimal13948202

Web safe#cccc33

Pantone809 C

Shades of yellow

#c1c226 #afb023 #9c9d1f #898a1b #777718 #646514 #515210 #3f3f0c #2c2c09 #191a05

Tints of yellow

#dcdd52 #e0e165 #e4e579 #e8e98d #ececa1 #f0f0b5 #f4f4c8 #f8f8dc #fcfcf0

Colors that go with yellow

Complementary#2b2ad5 Analogous#d5812a Analogous#7fd52a Triadic#2ad4d5 Triadic#d52ad4 Split complementary#2a7ed5 Split complementary#802ad5

Yellow in print

It converts to cmyk cleanly and holds its character from screen to paper. The cmyk build is 0, 0, 80, 16.

The same color needs a different cmyk build depending on the paper. Here is #d4d52a on both.

Coated stockgloss or silk, C

0 0 80 16

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

Uncoated stocknatural or matte, U

4 4 78 22

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.

Yellow in css

Copy #d4d52a straight into your stylesheet.

.background { background-color: #d4d52a; }
.text { color: #d4d52a; }
.border { border: 2px solid #d4d52a; }

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 #d4d52a against black and white text, measured to the WCAG standard.

Use black text on this color for readable body copy. To test #d4d52a 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 #d4d52a 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 #d4d52a 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 #d4d52a are worked out. 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.