Yellow

#faef08

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

Yellow is a mid yellow, grounded 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 #faef08, ready to copy. Hex, rgb, hsl, hsv, cmyk, cie-lab, xyz, decimal, web safe and the nearest Pantone.

Hex#faef08

RGB250, 239, 8

HSL57, 96%, 51%

HSV57, 97%, 98%

CMYK0%, 4%, 97%, 2%

Lab92.61, -15.88, 90.4

XYZ70.33, 82.07, 12.36

Decimal16445192

Web safe#ffff00

Pantone3945 C

Shades of yellow

#e7dc05 #d0c704 #bab204 #a49c03 #8d8703 #777202 #615d02 #4b4702 #343201 #1e1d01

Tints of yellow

#fbf236 #fbf34d #fcf564 #fcf67b #fdf892 #fdf9a9 #fefbc0 #fefcd7 #fffeee

Colors that go with yellow

Complementary#0813fa Analogous#fa7608 Analogous#8cfa08 Triadic#08faef Triadic#ef08fa Split complementary#088cfa Split complementary#7608fa

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 0, 4, 97, 2.

The same color needs a different cmyk build depending on the paper. Here is #faef08 on both.

Coated stockgloss or silk, C

0 4 97 2

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

Uncoated stocknatural or matte, U

4 8 93 8

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 #faef08 straight into your stylesheet.

.background { background-color: #faef08; }
.text { color: #faef08; }
.border { border: 2px solid #faef08; }

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 #faef08 against black and white text, measured to the WCAG standard.

Use black text on this color for readable body copy. To test #faef08 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 #faef08 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 #faef08 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 #faef08 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.