Deep yellow

#6a5a11

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

This is Deep yellow, a strong yellow at 49 degrees. Yellows like this read optimistic and energetic. Pair it with dark neutrals so it stays legible, or with violet for a high energy scheme.

Deep yellow color values

Every conversion for #6a5a11, ready to copy. Hex, rgb, hsl, hsv, cmyk, cie-lab, xyz, decimal, web safe and the nearest Pantone.

Hex#6a5a11

RGB106, 90, 17

HSL49, 72%, 24%

HSV49, 84%, 42%

CMYK0%, 15%, 84%, 58%

Lab38.58, -1.59, 41.07

XYZ9.7, 10.42, 2.03

Decimal6969873

Web safe#666600

Pantone455 C

Shades of deep yellow

#625310 #5a4c0e #52460d #4a3f0c #42380b #3a3109 #322b08 #2a2407 #221d06 #1a1604

Tints of deep yellow

#8a7516 #aa901b #c9ab20 #debf31 #e3c951 #e8d370 #eddc90 #f2e6b0 #f7f0d0 #fdfaf0

Colors that go with deep yellow

Complementary#11216a Analogous#6a2d11 Analogous#4e6a11 Triadic#116a5a Triadic#5a116a Split complementary#114e6a Split complementary#2d116a

Deep 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, 15, 84, 58.

The same color needs a different cmyk build depending on the paper. Here is #6a5a11 on both.

Coated stockgloss or silk, C

0 15 84 58

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

Uncoated stocknatural or matte, U

4 18 81 64

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.

Deep yellow in css

Copy #6a5a11 straight into your stylesheet.

.background { background-color: #6a5a11; }
.text { color: #6a5a11; }
.border { border: 2px solid #6a5a11; }

How deep yellow looks on light and dark

Sample text on black

Sample text on white

Text on this color

Deep yellow and accessibility

Contrast ratios for #6a5a11 against black and white text, measured to the WCAG standard.

Use white text on this color for readable body copy. To test #6a5a11 against any other color, not just black and white, run the pair through ourcontrast checker for a live WCAG reading.

Deep yellow on a business card, sticker and pattern

A quick look at how #6a5a11 sits on real print products. Start any of these in the maker.

Business card

Sticker

Repeat pattern

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

Turn deep yellow into a seamless pattern

Four patterns built from #6a5a11 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 deep yellow, free and print ready.

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How we calculate these values

Here is how the numbers for #6a5a11 are worked out. The rgb, hsl, hsv, cie-lab and xyz values follow the standard conversions from the sRGB color space. 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.