Light yellow

#bcb9ab

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

Light yellow falls in the yellow band, light and grey. Yellows like this read optimistic and energetic. Charcoal and navy give it the contrast it needs and purple across the wheel makes it pop.

Light yellow color values

Every conversion for #bcb9ab, ready to copy. Hex, rgb, hsl, hsv, cmyk, cie-lab, xyz, decimal, web safe and the nearest Pantone.

Hex#bcb9ab

RGB188, 185, 171

HSL49, 11%, 70%

HSV49, 9%, 74%

CMYK0%, 2%, 9%, 26%

Lab75.03, -1.42, 7.47

XYZ45.44, 48.33, 45.46

Decimal12368299

Web safe#cccc99

Pantone421 C

Shades of light yellow

#adaa99 #9f9b86 #908b74 #7f7a65 #6c6856 #5a5748 #484539 #36342b #23221c #11100e

Tints of light yellow

#c2bfb2 #c8c5ba #ceccc1 #d4d2c9 #dad8d0 #dfded7 #e5e4df #ebeae6 #f1f1ee #f7f7f5

Colors that go with light yellow

Complementary#abaebc Analogous#bcb0ab Analogous#b6bcab Triadic#abbcb9 Triadic#b9abbc Split complementary#abb6bc Split complementary#b0abbc

Light yellow in print

It converts to cmyk cleanly and holds its character from screen to paper. The cmyk build is 0, 2, 9, 26.

The same color needs a different cmyk build depending on the paper. Here is #bcb9ab on both.

Coated stockgloss or silk, C

0 2 9 26

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

Uncoated stocknatural or matte, U

4 6 12 32

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.

Light yellow in css

Copy #bcb9ab straight into your stylesheet.

.background { background-color: #bcb9ab; }
.text { color: #bcb9ab; }
.border { border: 2px solid #bcb9ab; }

How light yellow looks on light and dark

Sample text on black

Sample text on white

Text on this color

Light yellow and accessibility

Contrast ratios for #bcb9ab against black and white text, measured to the WCAG standard.

Use black text on this color for readable body copy. To test #bcb9ab against any other color, not just black and white, run the pair through ourcontrast checker for a live WCAG reading.

Light yellow on a business card, sticker and pattern

A quick look at how #bcb9ab sits on real print products. Start any of these in the maker.

Business card

Sticker

Repeat pattern

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

Turn light yellow into a seamless pattern

Four patterns built from #bcb9ab 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 light yellow, free and print ready.

Open in pattern maker

How we calculate these values

The figures for #bcb9ab 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 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.