Light yellow

#c2c2b5

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

Light yellow is a light yellow, soft at this saturation. Yellows like this read optimistic and energetic. Pair it with dark neutrals so it stays legible, or with violet for a high energy scheme.

Light yellow color values

Every conversion for #c2c2b5, ready to copy. Hex, rgb, hsl, hsv, cmyk, cie-lab, xyz, decimal, web safe and the nearest Pantone.

Hex#c2c2b5

RGB194, 194, 181

HSL60, 10%, 74%

HSV60, 7%, 76%

CMYK0%, 0%, 7%, 24%

Lab78.1, -2.32, 6.53

XYZ49.88, 53.39, 51.39

Decimal12763829

Web safe#cccccc

Pantone413 C

Shades of light yellow

#b2b2a2 #a3a38f #93937c #82826b #6f6f5c #5c5c4c #49493d #37372d #24241d #11110e

Tints of light yellow

#c7c7bb #cdcdc2 #d2d2c8 #d7d7cf #dcdcd5 #e2e2dc #e7e7e2 #ecece8 #f2f2ef #f7f7f5

Colors that go with light yellow

Complementary#b5b5c2 Analogous#c2bcb5 Analogous#bcc2b5 Triadic#b5c2c2 Triadic#c2b5c2 Split complementary#b5bcc2 Split complementary#bcb5c2

Light yellow in print

It sits in a comfortable part of the gamut and reproduces reliably on press. The cmyk build is 0, 0, 7, 24.

The same color needs a different cmyk build depending on the paper. Here is #c2c2b5 on both.

Coated stockgloss or silk, C

0 0 7 24

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

Uncoated stocknatural or matte, U

4 4 10 30

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 #c2c2b5 straight into your stylesheet.

.background { background-color: #c2c2b5; }
.text { color: #c2c2b5; }
.border { border: 2px solid #c2c2b5; }

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 #c2c2b5 against black and white text, measured to the WCAG standard.

Use black text on this color for readable body copy. To test #c2c2b5 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 #c2c2b5 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 #c2c2b5 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

Here is how the numbers for #c2c2b5 are worked out. The rgb, hsl, hsv, cie-lab and xyz values follow the standard conversions from the sRGB color space. 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.