Yellow

#ffeb20

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. Pair it with dark neutrals so it stays legible, or with violet for a high energy scheme.

Yellow color values

Every conversion for #ffeb20, ready to copy. Hex, rgb, hsl, hsv, cmyk, cie-lab, xyz, decimal, web safe and the nearest Pantone.

Hex#ffeb20

RGB255, 235, 32

HSL55, 100%, 56%

HSV55, 87%, 100%

CMYK0%, 8%, 87%, 0%

Lab92.03, -11.55, 87.27

XYZ71.21, 80.78, 13.21

Decimal16771872

Web safe#ffff33

Pantone102 C

Shades of yellow

#ecd700 #d2bf00 #b8a800 #9f9100 #857900 #6c6200 #524b00 #383300 #1f1c00

Tints of yellow

#ffef49 #fff15e #fff272 #fff487 #fff69b #fff8b0 #fffac4 #fffcd9 #fffded

Colors that go with yellow

Complementary#2034ff Analogous#ff7b20 Analogous#a4ff20 Triadic#20ffeb Triadic#eb20ff Split complementary#20a3ff Split complementary#7c20ff

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, 8, 87, 0.

The same color needs a different cmyk build depending on the paper. Here is #ffeb20 on both.

Coated stockgloss or silk, C

0 8 87 0

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

Uncoated stocknatural or matte, U

4 11 84 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 #ffeb20 straight into your stylesheet.

.background { background-color: #ffeb20; }
.text { color: #ffeb20; }
.border { border: 2px solid #ffeb20; }

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 #ffeb20 against black and white text, measured to the WCAG standard.

Use black text on this color for readable body copy. To test #ffeb20 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 #ffeb20 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 #ffeb20 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 #ffeb20 come from standard color math, shown so you can check them. Rgb, hsl, hsv, lab and xyz are derived through the usual sRGB conversion formulas. 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 figure is the nearest match in our reference set by perceptual distance and it is an approximation, not an exact spot color.