Yellow green

#a9b60a

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

Yellow green is a deep yellow, rich at this saturation. Yellows like this read optimistic and energetic. Charcoal and navy give it the contrast it needs and purple across the wheel makes it pop.

Yellow green color values

Every conversion for #a9b60a, ready to copy. Hex, rgb, hsl, hsv, cmyk, cie-lab, xyz, decimal, web safe and the nearest Pantone.

Hex#a9b60a

RGB169, 182, 10

HSL65, 90%, 38%

HSV65, 95%, 71%

CMYK7%, 0%, 95%, 29%

Lab70.81, -22.25, 70.99

XYZ33.14, 41.91, 6.63

Decimal11122186

Web safe#99cc00

Pantone583 C

Shades of yellow green

#9ba709 #8d9708 #7e8807 #707907 #626a06 #545a05 #464b04 #373c03 #292c02 #1b1d02

Tints of yellow green

#c3d20c #deef0d #e4f327 #e7f543 #ebf660 #eef87c #f2f999 #f6fbb5 #f9fdd2 #fdfeee

Colors that go with yellow green

Complementary#170ab6 Analogous#b66d0a Analogous#53b60a Triadic#0aa9b6 Triadic#b60aa9 Split complementary#0a53b6 Split complementary#6d0ab6

Yellow green in print

A color this vivid sometimes sits just outside cmyk gamut, so expect a small dip in punch on paper. The cmyk build is 7, 0, 95, 29.

The same color needs a different cmyk build depending on the paper. Here is #a9b60a on both.

Coated stockgloss or silk, C

7 0 95 29

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

Uncoated stocknatural or matte, U

10 4 91 35

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 green in css

Copy #a9b60a straight into your stylesheet.

.background { background-color: #a9b60a; }
.text { color: #a9b60a; }
.border { border: 2px solid #a9b60a; }

How yellow green looks on light and dark

Sample text on black

Sample text on white

Text on this color

Yellow green and accessibility

Contrast ratios for #a9b60a against black and white text, measured to the WCAG standard.

Use black text on this color for readable body copy. To test #a9b60a against any other color, not just black and white, run the pair through ourcontrast checker for a live WCAG reading.

Yellow green on a business card, sticker and pattern

A quick look at how #a9b60a sits on real print products. Start any of these in the maker.

Business card

Sticker

Repeat pattern

Building a full palette around yellow green? Pull matching colors from any photo with thecolor palette generator, or check a design for print with thergb to cmyk converter.

Turn yellow green into a seamless pattern

Four patterns built from #a9b60a 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 green, free and print ready.

Open in pattern maker

How we calculate these values

Here is how the numbers for #a9b60a are worked out. 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. For Pantone we return the nearest reference by perceptual distance, which gets you close but is not a substitute for a physical swatch book.