Yellow

#ffeb0f

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 #ffeb0f, ready to copy. Hex, rgb, hsl, hsv, cmyk, cie-lab, xyz, decimal, web safe and the nearest Pantone.

Hex#ffeb0f

RGB255, 235, 15

HSL55, 100%, 53%

HSV55, 94%, 100%

CMYK0%, 8%, 94%, 0%

Lab92.0, -11.78, 89.56

XYZ71.03, 80.71, 12.29

Decimal16771855

Web safe#ffff00

Pantone102 C

Shades of yellow

#f6e200 #decc00 #c6b600 #aea000 #968a00 #7e7400 #665e00 #4e4800 #373200 #1f1c00

Tints of yellow

#ffef3b #fff152 #fff268 #fff47e #fff694 #fff8ab #fffac1 #fffcd7 #fffeed

Colors that go with yellow

Complementary#0f23ff Analogous#ff730f Analogous#9bff0f Triadic#0fffeb Triadic#eb0fff Split complementary#0f9bff Split complementary#730fff

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 0, 8, 94, 0.

The same color needs a different cmyk build depending on the paper. Here is #ffeb0f on both.

Coated stockgloss or silk, C

0 8 94 0

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

Uncoated stocknatural or matte, U

4 11 90 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 read rgb vs cmyk for print and what the k in cmyk means.

Yellow in css

Copy #ffeb0f straight into your stylesheet.

.background { background-color: #ffeb0f; }
.text { color: #ffeb0f; }
.border { border: 2px solid #ffeb0f; }

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 #ffeb0f against black and white text, measured to the WCAG standard.

Use black text on this color for readable body copy. To test #ffeb0f 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 #ffeb0f 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 #ffeb0f 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 #ffeb0f come from standard color math, shown so you can check them. The rgb, hsl, hsv, cie-lab and xyz values follow the standard conversions from the sRGB color space. The coated and uncoated cmyk builds differ because uncoated stock absorbs more ink and gains dot, so the same color needs a heavier, slightly duller build on press. The Pantone value is the closest reference by perceptual color distance and should be treated as a starting point, not a guaranteed match.