Yellow

#b3b3a0

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

This is Yellow, a grey yellow at 60 degrees. 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 #b3b3a0, ready to copy. Hex, rgb, hsl, hsv, cmyk, cie-lab, xyz, decimal, web safe and the nearest Pantone.

Hex#b3b3a0

RGB179, 179, 160

HSL60, 11%, 66%

HSV60, 11%, 70%

CMYK0%, 0%, 11%, 30%

Lab72.47, -3.37, 9.71

XYZ41.06, 44.36, 39.66

Decimal11776928

Web safe#cccc99

Pantone414 C

Shades of yellow

#a5a58f #98987e #89896e #787860 #676752 #565644 #444437 #333329 #22221b #11110e

Tints of yellow

#babaa9 #c1c1b1 #c7c7ba #cecec2 #d5d5cb #dcdcd3 #e3e3dc #e9e9e4 #f0f0ed #f7f7f5

Colors that go with yellow

Complementary#a0a0b3 Analogous#b3aaa0 Analogous#aab3a0 Triadic#a0b3b3 Triadic#b3a0b3 Split complementary#a0aab3 Split complementary#aaa0b3

Yellow in print

The cmyk build is well inside gamut, so what you see on screen is close to what prints. The cmyk build is 0, 0, 11, 30.

The same color needs a different cmyk build depending on the paper. Here is #b3b3a0 on both.

Coated stockgloss or silk, C

0 0 11 30

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

Uncoated stocknatural or matte, U

4 4 14 36

The stock absorbs ink and gains dot, so it needs a heavier build and reads a touch softer.

This color converts to cmyk comfortably and should hold on press.

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 #b3b3a0 straight into your stylesheet.

.background { background-color: #b3b3a0; }
.text { color: #b3b3a0; }
.border { border: 2px solid #b3b3a0; }

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 #b3b3a0 against black and white text, measured to the WCAG standard.

Use black text on this color for readable body copy. To test #b3b3a0 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 #b3b3a0 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 #b3b3a0 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 #b3b3a0 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 value is the closest reference by perceptual color distance and should be treated as a starting point, not a guaranteed match.