Yellow

#fdff2a

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 61 degrees. 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 #fdff2a, ready to copy. Hex, rgb, hsl, hsv, cmyk, cie-lab, xyz, decimal, web safe and the nearest Pantone.

Hex#fdff2a

RGB253, 255, 42

HSL61, 100%, 58%

HSV61, 84%, 100%

CMYK1%, 0%, 84%, 0%

Lab97.05, -21.82, 89.34

XYZ76.69, 92.57, 16.02

Decimal16645930

Web safe#ffff33

Pantone394 C

Shades of yellow

#fdff0f #f1f400 #d7d900 #bdbe00 #a2a400 #888900 #6d6f00 #535400 #393900 #1e1f00

Tints of yellow

#fdff3e #fdff51 #feff65 #feff78 #feff8c #feff9f #feffb3 #feffc6 #ffffda #ffffed

Colors that go with yellow

Complementary#2c2aff Analogous#ff962a Analogous#93ff2a Triadic#2afdff Triadic#ff2afd Split complementary#2a93ff Split complementary#962aff

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 1, 0, 84, 0.

The same color needs a different cmyk build depending on the paper. Here is #fdff2a on both.

Coated stockgloss or silk, C

1 0 84 0

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

Uncoated stocknatural or matte, U

5 4 81 6

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 #fdff2a straight into your stylesheet.

.background { background-color: #fdff2a; }
.text { color: #fdff2a; }
.border { border: 2px solid #fdff2a; }

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 #fdff2a against black and white text, measured to the WCAG standard.

Use black text on this color for readable body copy. To test #fdff2a 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 #fdff2a 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 #fdff2a 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 #fdff2a is computed, not guessed. We convert from sRGB to each space with the standard formulas, so the codes match what design tools show. 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.