Yellow

#d5df41

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. Charcoal and navy give it the contrast it needs and purple across the wheel makes it pop.

Yellow color values

Every conversion for #d5df41, ready to copy. Hex, rgb, hsl, hsv, cmyk, cie-lab, xyz, decimal, web safe and the nearest Pantone.

Hex#d5df41

RGB213, 223, 65

HSL64, 71%, 56%

HSV64, 71%, 87%

CMYK4%, 0%, 71%, 13%

Lab85.66, -22.07, 71.74

XYZ54.78, 67.3, 15.1

Decimal14016321

Web safe#cccc33

Pantone380 C

Shades of yellow

#d0db2b #c0ca22 #abb41e #969e1b #818817 #6c7213 #575c10 #43460c #2e3008 #191a04

Tints of yellow

#dde564 #e1e875 #e4eb87 #e8ee98 #ecf1aa #f0f4bb #f4f7cd #f8f9de #fcfcf0

Colors that go with yellow

Complementary#4b41df Analogous#df9a41 Analogous#86df41 Triadic#41d5df Triadic#df41d5 Split complementary#4186df Split complementary#9a41df

Yellow in print

It converts to cmyk cleanly and holds its character from screen to paper. The cmyk build is 4, 0, 71, 13.

The same color needs a different cmyk build depending on the paper. Here is #d5df41 on both.

Coated stockgloss or silk, C

4 0 71 13

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

Uncoated stocknatural or matte, U

8 4 69 19

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 #d5df41 straight into your stylesheet.

.background { background-color: #d5df41; }
.text { color: #d5df41; }
.border { border: 2px solid #d5df41; }

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 #d5df41 against black and white text, measured to the WCAG standard.

Use black text on this color for readable body copy. To test #d5df41 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 #d5df41 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 #d5df41 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

The figures for #d5df41 come from standard color math, shown so you can check them. 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 value is the closest reference by perceptual color distance and should be treated as a starting point, not a guaranteed match.