Yellow

#dced05

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

This is Yellow, a vivid yellow at 64 degrees. 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 #dced05, ready to copy. Hex, rgb, hsl, hsv, cmyk, cie-lab, xyz, decimal, web safe and the nearest Pantone.

Hex#dced05

RGB220, 237, 5

HSL64, 96%, 47%

HSV64, 98%, 93%

CMYK7%, 0%, 98%, 7%

Lab89.76, -27.37, 87.48

XYZ59.83, 75.79, 11.62

Decimal14478597

Web safe#ccff00

Pantone388 C

Shades of yellow

#c9d805 #b6c404 #a2af04 #8f9a03 #7c8503 #697102 #555c02 #424702 #2f3301 #1c1e01

Tints of yellow

#e9fa11 #edfb42 #f0fc5b #f2fc73 #f4fd8c #f7fda4 #f9febd #fbfed5 #fdffee

Colors that go with yellow

Complementary#1605ed Analogous#ed8a05 Analogous#68ed05 Triadic#05dced Triadic#ed05dc Split complementary#0568ed Split complementary#8a05ed

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 7, 0, 98, 7.

The same color needs a different cmyk build depending on the paper. Here is #dced05 on both.

Coated stockgloss or silk, C

7 0 98 7

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

Uncoated stocknatural or matte, U

10 4 94 13

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 #dced05 straight into your stylesheet.

.background { background-color: #dced05; }
.text { color: #dced05; }
.border { border: 2px solid #dced05; }

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 #dced05 against black and white text, measured to the WCAG standard.

Use black text on this color for readable body copy. To test #dced05 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 #dced05 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 #dced05 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 #dced05 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.