Yellow

#e6ea43

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 vivid. 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 #e6ea43, ready to copy. Hex, rgb, hsl, hsv, cmyk, cie-lab, xyz, decimal, web safe and the nearest Pantone.

Hex#e6ea43

RGB230, 234, 67

HSL61, 80%, 59%

HSV61, 71%, 92%

CMYK2%, 0%, 71%, 8%

Lab89.89, -20.33, 75.58

XYZ63.07, 76.07, 16.67

Decimal15133251

Web safe#ffff33

Pantone394 C

Shades of yellow

#e3e72b #d9de19 #c2c616 #aaad13 #929511 #7a7d0e #62640b #4b4c09 #333406 #1b1c03

Tints of yellow

#e8ec54 #ebee65 #edf077 #eff288 #f1f499 #f4f6aa #f6f7bb #f8f9cd #fbfbde #fdfdef

Colors that go with yellow

Complementary#4743ea Analogous#ea9a43 Analogous#93ea43 Triadic#43e6ea Triadic#ea43e6 Split complementary#4393ea Split complementary#9a43ea

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 2, 0, 71, 8.

The same color needs a different cmyk build depending on the paper. Here is #e6ea43 on both.

Coated stockgloss or silk, C

2 0 71 8

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

Uncoated stocknatural or matte, U

6 4 69 14

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 readrgb vs cmyk for print andwhat the k in cmyk means.

Yellow in css

Copy #e6ea43 straight into your stylesheet.

.background { background-color: #e6ea43; }
.text { color: #e6ea43; }
.border { border: 2px solid #e6ea43; }

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 #e6ea43 against black and white text, measured to the WCAG standard.

Use black text on this color for readable body copy. To test #e6ea43 against any other color, not just black and white, run the pair through ourcontrast checker for a live WCAG reading.

Yellow on a business card, sticker and pattern

A quick look at how #e6ea43 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 thecolor palette generator, or check a design for print with thergb to cmyk converter.

Turn yellow into a seamless pattern

Four patterns built from #e6ea43 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 #e6ea43 come from standard color math, shown so you can check them. Rgb, hsl, hsv, lab and xyz are derived through the usual sRGB conversion formulas. The uncoated cmyk build carries more ink than the coated one, which is what a printer would compensate for when the same color runs on a rougher stock. The Pantone value is the closest reference by perceptual color distance and should be treated as a starting point, not a guaranteed match.