Yellow

#a4a48d

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

This is Yellow, a grey yellow at 60 degrees. A yellow this strong grabs attention fast, good for warnings and energy brands. Charcoal and navy give it the contrast it needs and purple across the wheel makes it pop.

Yellow color values

Every conversion for #a4a48d, ready to copy. Hex, rgb, hsl, hsv, cmyk, cie-lab, xyz, decimal, web safe and the nearest Pantone.

Hex#a4a48d

RGB164, 164, 141

HSL60, 11%, 60%

HSV60, 14%, 64%

CMYK0%, 0%, 14%, 36%

Lab66.8, -4.08, 11.96

XYZ33.39, 36.37, 30.46

Decimal10790029

Web safe#999999

Pantone415 C

Shades of yellow

#98987e #8b8b6f #7c7c63 #6d6d57 #5d5d4a #4e4e3e #3f3f32 #303026 #20201a #11110e

Tints of yellow

#acac97 #b5b5a2 #bdbdac #c5c5b7 #cecec1 #d6d6cb #deded6 #e6e6e0 #efefeb #f7f7f5

Colors that go with yellow

Complementary#8d8da4 Analogous#a4998d Analogous#99a48d Triadic#8da4a4 Triadic#a48da4 Split complementary#8d99a4 Split complementary#998da4

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, 36.

The same color needs a different cmyk build depending on the paper. Here is #a4a48d on both.

Coated stockgloss or silk, C

0 0 14 36

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

Uncoated stocknatural or matte, U

4 4 17 42

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 #a4a48d straight into your stylesheet.

.background { background-color: #a4a48d; }
.text { color: #a4a48d; }
.border { border: 2px solid #a4a48d; }

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 #a4a48d against black and white text, measured to the WCAG standard.

Use black text on this color for readable body copy. To test #a4a48d 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 #a4a48d 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 #a4a48d 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 #a4a48d 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. For Pantone we return the nearest reference by perceptual distance, which gets you close but is not a substitute for a physical swatch book.