Light yellow

#bfc0a9

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

This is Light yellow, a muted yellow at 63 degrees. 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 #bfc0a9, ready to copy. Hex, rgb, hsl, hsv, cmyk, cie-lab, xyz, decimal, web safe and the nearest Pantone.

Hex#bfc0a9

RGB191, 192, 169

HSL63, 15%, 71%

HSV63, 12%, 75%

CMYK1%, 0%, 12%, 25%

Lab77.07, -4.37, 11.48

XYZ47.5, 51.64, 45.0

Decimal12566697

Web safe#cccc99

Pantone5645 C

Shades of light yellow

#b1b296 #a3a483 #949670 #838461 #707153 #5d5e45 #4a4b37 #373829 #24251b #11120d

Tints of light yellow

#c5c6b1 #cacbb8 #d0d1c0 #d6d6c7 #dbdccf #e1e1d6 #e6e7de #ecece6 #f2f2ed #f7f7f5

Colors that go with light yellow

Complementary#aaa9c0 Analogous#c0b5a9 Analogous#b3c0a9 Triadic#a9bfc0 Triadic#c0a9bf Split complementary#a9b3c0 Split complementary#b5a9c0

Light yellow in print

It sits in a comfortable part of the gamut and reproduces reliably on press. The cmyk build is 1, 0, 12, 25.

The same color needs a different cmyk build depending on the paper. Here is #bfc0a9 on both.

Coated stockgloss or silk, C

1 0 12 25

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

Uncoated stocknatural or matte, U

5 4 15 31

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 #bfc0a9 straight into your stylesheet.

.background { background-color: #bfc0a9; }
.text { color: #bfc0a9; }
.border { border: 2px solid #bfc0a9; }

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 #bfc0a9 against black and white text, measured to the WCAG standard.

Use black text on this color for readable body copy. To test #bfc0a9 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 #bfc0a9 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 #bfc0a9 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.

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How we calculate these values

Here is how the numbers for #bfc0a9 are worked out. We convert from sRGB to each space with the standard formulas, so the codes match what design tools show. Two cmyk builds are shown because coated and uncoated papers behave differently, uncoated soaks up ink and needs more of it to hit the same target. The Pantone value is the closest reference by perceptual color distance and should be treated as a starting point, not a guaranteed match.