Yellow

#ffed55

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 54 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 #ffed55, ready to copy. Hex, rgb, hsl, hsv, cmyk, cie-lab, xyz, decimal, web safe and the nearest Pantone.

Hex#ffed55

RGB255, 237, 85

HSL54, 100%, 67%

HSV54, 67%, 100%

CMYK0%, 7%, 67%, 0%

Lab92.79, -10.68, 72.64

XYZ73.16, 82.48, 20.66

Decimal16772437

Web safe#ffff66

Pantone106 C

Shades of yellow

#ffea36 #ffe617 #f7dd00 #d8c100 #b9a600 #9a8a00 #7b6e00 #5c5300 #3e3700 #1f1b00

Tints of yellow

#fff073 #fff283 #fff392 #fff5a1 #fff7b0 #fff8c0 #fffacf #fffbde #fffded

Colors that go with yellow

Complementary#5567ff Analogous#ff9855 Analogous#bcff55 Triadic#55ffed Triadic#ed55ff Split complementary#55bcff Split complementary#9855ff

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, 7, 67, 0.

The same color needs a different cmyk build depending on the paper. Here is #ffed55 on both.

Coated stockgloss or silk, C

0 7 67 0

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

Uncoated stocknatural or matte, U

4 10 66 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 #ffed55 straight into your stylesheet.

.background { background-color: #ffed55; }
.text { color: #ffed55; }
.border { border: 2px solid #ffed55; }

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 #ffed55 against black and white text, measured to the WCAG standard.

Use black text on this color for readable body copy. To test #ffed55 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 #ffed55 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 #ffed55 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 #ffed55 come from standard color math, shown so you can check them. 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.