Yellow

#dcdc21

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

Yellow is a mid yellow, balanced 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 #dcdc21, ready to copy. Hex, rgb, hsl, hsv, cmyk, cie-lab, xyz, decimal, web safe and the nearest Pantone.

Hex#dcdc21

RGB220, 220, 33

HSL60, 74%, 50%

HSV60, 85%, 86%

CMYK0%, 0%, 85%, 14%

Lab85.26, -18.83, 80.43

XYZ55.38, 66.51, 11.36

Decimal14474273

Web safe#cccc33

Pantone809 C

Shades of yellow

#c9c91e #b5b51b #a2a218 #8f8f15 #7b7b12 #686810 #55550d #41410a #2e2e07 #1b1b04

Tints of yellow

#e4e449 #e7e75e #eaea73 #eded87 #f0f09c #f3f3b1 #f6f6c6 #fafadb #fdfdef

Colors that go with yellow

Complementary#2121dc Analogous#dc7f21 Analogous#7fdc21 Triadic#21dcdc Triadic#dc21dc Split complementary#217edc Split complementary#7e21dc

Yellow in print

It sits in a comfortable part of the gamut and reproduces reliably on press. The cmyk build is 0, 0, 85, 14.

The same color needs a different cmyk build depending on the paper. Here is #dcdc21 on both.

Coated stockgloss or silk, C

0 0 85 14

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

Uncoated stocknatural or matte, U

4 4 82 20

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 #dcdc21 straight into your stylesheet.

.background { background-color: #dcdc21; }
.text { color: #dcdc21; }
.border { border: 2px solid #dcdc21; }

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 #dcdc21 against black and white text, measured to the WCAG standard.

Use black text on this color for readable body copy. To test #dcdc21 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 #dcdc21 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 #dcdc21 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 #dcdc21 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. The Pantone figure is the nearest match in our reference set by perceptual distance and it is an approximation, not an exact spot color.