Light yellow

#c0c0a6

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 60 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 #c0c0a6, ready to copy. Hex, rgb, hsl, hsv, cmyk, cie-lab, xyz, decimal, web safe and the nearest Pantone.

Hex#c0c0a6

RGB192, 192, 166

HSL60, 17%, 70%

HSV60, 14%, 75%

CMYK0%, 0%, 14%, 25%

Lab77.08, -4.49, 13.12

XYZ47.47, 51.66, 43.55

Decimal12632230

Web safe#cccc99

Pantone5793 C

Shades of light yellow

#b2b293 #a5a580 #97976c #85855e #727251 #5f5f43 #4b4b35 #383828 #25251a #12120d

Tints of light yellow

#c6c6ae #cbcbb6 #d1d1be #d6d6c5 #dcdccd #e1e1d5 #e7e7dd #ecece5 #f2f2ed #f8f8f5

Colors that go with light yellow

Complementary#a6a6c0 Analogous#c0b3a6 Analogous#b3c0a6 Triadic#a6c0c0 Triadic#c0a6c0 Split complementary#a6b3c0 Split complementary#b3a6c0

Light 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, 14, 25.

The same color needs a different cmyk build depending on the paper. Here is #c0c0a6 on both.

Coated stockgloss or silk, C

0 0 14 25

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

Uncoated stocknatural or matte, U

4 4 17 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 #c0c0a6 straight into your stylesheet.

.background { background-color: #c0c0a6; }
.text { color: #c0c0a6; }
.border { border: 2px solid #c0c0a6; }

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 #c0c0a6 against black and white text, measured to the WCAG standard.

Use black text on this color for readable body copy. To test #c0c0a6 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 #c0c0a6 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 #c0c0a6 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

Every value on this page for #c0c0a6 is computed, not guessed. We convert from sRGB to each space with the standard formulas, so the codes match what design tools show. 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 value is the closest reference by perceptual color distance and should be treated as a starting point, not a guaranteed match.