Yellow

#eff535

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

Yellow color values

Every conversion for #eff535, ready to copy. Hex, rgb, hsl, hsv, cmyk, cie-lab, xyz, decimal, web safe and the nearest Pantone.

Hex#eff535

RGB239, 245, 53

HSL62, 91%, 58%

HSV62, 78%, 96%

CMYK2%, 0%, 78%, 4%

Lab93.41, -22.47, 83.25

XYZ68.89, 83.91, 15.93

Decimal15725877

Web safe#ffff33

Pantone394 C

Shades of yellow

#e2e90c #c9d00a #b1b609 #989d08 #7f8306 #666a05 #4e5004 #353703 #1c1d01

Tints of yellow

#f2f75a #f3f86c #f5f97f #f6fa91 #f8faa4 #f9fbb6 #fbfcc9 #fcfddb #fefeee

Colors that go with yellow

Complementary#3b35f5 Analogous#f59b35 Analogous#8ff535 Triadic#35eff5 Triadic#f535ef Split complementary#358ff5 Split complementary#9b35f5

Yellow in print

It is saturated enough that the cmyk build can shift slightly from screen to press, so proof it. The cmyk build is 2, 0, 78, 4.

The same color needs a different cmyk build depending on the paper. Here is #eff535 on both.

Coated stockgloss or silk, C

2 0 78 4

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

Uncoated stocknatural or matte, U

6 4 76 10

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 #eff535 straight into your stylesheet.

.background { background-color: #eff535; }
.text { color: #eff535; }
.border { border: 2px solid #eff535; }

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 #eff535 against black and white text, measured to the WCAG standard.

Use black text on this color for readable body copy. To test #eff535 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 #eff535 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 #eff535 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 #eff535 is computed, not guessed. 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.