Yellow

#a09160

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

Yellow is a mid yellow, grounded at this saturation. 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 #a09160, ready to copy. Hex, rgb, hsl, hsv, cmyk, cie-lab, xyz, decimal, web safe and the nearest Pantone.

Hex#a09160

RGB160, 145, 96

HSL46, 25%, 50%

HSV46, 40%, 63%

CMYK0%, 9%, 40%, 37%

Lab60.4, -1.71, 28.04

XYZ26.73, 28.57, 15.17

Decimal10522976

Web safe#999966

Pantone4505 C

Shades of yellow

#928457 #84784f #766b46 #685e3e #5a5136 #4c442d #3d3825 #2f2b1c #211e14 #13110b

Tints of yellow

#a99b6f #b2a57e #bab08c #c3ba9b #ccc4aa #d5ceb9 #ded9c7 #e7e3d6 #efede5 #f8f7f4

Colors that go with yellow

Complementary#606fa0 Analogous#a07160 Analogous#8fa060 Triadic#60a091 Triadic#9160a0 Split complementary#608fa0 Split complementary#7160a0

Yellow in print

It sits in a comfortable part of the gamut and reproduces reliably on press. The cmyk build is 0, 9, 40, 37.

The same color needs a different cmyk build depending on the paper. Here is #a09160 on both.

Coated stockgloss or silk, C

0 9 40 37

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

Uncoated stocknatural or matte, U

4 12 41 43

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 #a09160 straight into your stylesheet.

.background { background-color: #a09160; }
.text { color: #a09160; }
.border { border: 2px solid #a09160; }

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 #a09160 against black and white text, measured to the WCAG standard.

Use black text on this color for readable body copy. To test #a09160 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 #a09160 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 #a09160 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

Every value on this page for #a09160 is computed, not guessed. The rgb, hsl, hsv, cie-lab and xyz values follow the standard conversions from the sRGB color space. 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.