Yellow

#b8b8a2

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

This is Yellow, a muted 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 #b8b8a2, ready to copy. Hex, rgb, hsl, hsv, cmyk, cie-lab, xyz, decimal, web safe and the nearest Pantone.

Hex#b8b8a2

RGB184, 184, 162

HSL60, 13%, 68%

HSV60, 12%, 72%

CMYK0%, 0%, 12%, 28%

Lab74.24, -3.86, 11.19

XYZ43.43, 47.08, 40.98

Decimal12105890

Web safe#cccc99

Pantone5645 C

Shades of yellow

#aaaa90 #9d9d7e #8f8f6d #7d7d5f #6b6b52 #595944 #474736 #353529 #23231b #11110d

Tints of yellow

#bebeaa #c5c5b3 #cbcbbb #d1d1c3 #d8d8cb #deded4 #e4e4dc #ebebe4 #f1f1ed #f7f7f5

Colors that go with yellow

Complementary#a2a2b8 Analogous#b8ada2 Analogous#adb8a2 Triadic#a2b8b8 Triadic#b8a2b8 Split complementary#a2adb8 Split complementary#ada2b8

Yellow in print

It sits in a comfortable part of the gamut and reproduces reliably on press. The cmyk build is 0, 0, 12, 28.

The same color needs a different cmyk build depending on the paper. Here is #b8b8a2 on both.

Coated stockgloss or silk, C

0 0 12 28

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

Uncoated stocknatural or matte, U

4 4 15 34

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 #b8b8a2 straight into your stylesheet.

.background { background-color: #b8b8a2; }
.text { color: #b8b8a2; }
.border { border: 2px solid #b8b8a2; }

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 #b8b8a2 against black and white text, measured to the WCAG standard.

Use black text on this color for readable body copy. To test #b8b8a2 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 #b8b8a2 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 #b8b8a2 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

Here is how the numbers for #b8b8a2 are worked out. 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.