Light yellow

#f8ffdf

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

Light yellow is a pale green that feels airy. Greens like this connect to growth and calm. It works beside earthy oranges for contrast, or with other greens for a calm monochrome.

Light yellow color values

Every conversion for #f8ffdf, ready to copy. Hex, rgb, hsl, hsv, cmyk, cie-lab, xyz, decimal, web safe and the nearest Pantone.

Hex#f8ffdf
RGB248, 255, 223
HSL73, 100%, 94%
HSV73, 13%, 100%
CMYK3%, 0%, 13%, 0%
Lab98.75, -7.68, 14.51
XYZ87.79, 96.8, 83.87
Decimal16318431
Web safe#ffffcc
Pantone607 C
Pantone607 CHex#f8ffdfRgb248 255 223Cmyk3 0 13 0Lab99 -8 15Darker#d9ff50Deep#e8ff98Lighter#f7fde2

Shades of light yellow

Colors that go with light yellow

Light yellow in print

It is pale enough that on uncoated stock it can read even lighter than on screen. The cmyk build is 3, 0, 13, 0.

The same color needs a different cmyk build depending on the paper. Here is #f8ffdf on both.

Coated stockgloss or silk, C
3 0 13 0
Ink sits on the surface, so colors stay bright and close to screen.
Uncoated stocknatural or matte, U
7 4 16 6
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.

Light yellow in css

Copy #f8ffdf straight into your stylesheet.

.background { background-color: #f8ffdf; }
.text { color: #f8ffdf; }
.border { border: 2px solid #f8ffdf; }

How light yellow looks on light and dark

Light yellow and accessibility

Contrast ratios for #f8ffdf against black and white text, measured to the WCAG standard.

Textwhite text on this color
1.03:1
AA fail · AA large fail · AAA fail
Textblack text on this color
20.36:1
AA pass · AA large pass · AAA pass

Use black text on this color for readable body copy. To test #f8ffdf against any other color, not just black and white, run the pair through our contrast checker for a live WCAG reading.

Light yellow on a business card, sticker and pattern

A quick look at how #f8ffdf sits on real print products. Start any of these in the maker.

Your nameFounderhello@brand.comBusiness card
Sticker
Repeat pattern

Building a full palette around light 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 light yellow into a seamless pattern

Four patterns built from #f8ffdf and its shades, free at print quality. Click any one to keep editing in the pattern maker.

Make posters, wallpaper and packaging art from light yellow, free and print ready.

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How we calculate these values

Every value on this page for #f8ffdf 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 figure is the nearest match in our reference set by perceptual distance and it is an approximation, not an exact spot color.