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However, straight [[Yellow]] on its own is often too light to be read clearly (unless at very large sizes). Whereas most of the other inks above can be be used as legible spot colors.
However, straight [[Yellow]] on its own is often too light to be read clearly (unless at very large sizes). Whereas most of the other inks above can be be used as legible spot colors.
{{ink chip|Citron}} and {{ink chip|Fluorescent Yellow}} are rarer yellow alternatives.


=== Combinations ===
=== Combinations ===
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* {{ink chip|Yellow}} and {{ink chip|Black}} combine to make dull olive greens.
* {{ink chip|Yellow}} and {{ink chip|Black}} combine to make dull olive greens.
* {{ink chip|Yellow}} and {{ink chip|Fluorescent Pink}} combine to make bright, rich oranges (warmer than {{ink chip|Fluorescent Orange}}).
* {{ink chip|Yellow}} and {{ink chip|Fluorescent Pink}} combine to make bright, rich oranges (warmer than {{ink chip|Fluorescent Orange}}).
=== Mixtures ===
[[Yellow]] can be mixed with a small amount of a complimentary purple (such as {{ink chip|Purple}}, {{ink chip|Orchid}}, or {{ink chip|Violet}}) to create a darker {{ink chip|Honey}}, without shifting the hue too warm/cool.
{| class="wikitable"
|+ Mixing formula for {{ink chip|Honey}}
! Ink
! %
! By weight in tube
|-
| {{Ink chip|Yellow}}
| 95
| 950 g
|-
| {{Ink chip|Purple}}
| 5
| 50 g
|}


== Properties ==
== Properties ==

Revision as of 16:59, 29 November 2025

Yellow
イエロー
Color coordinates
Hex#FFE800
RGB(255, 232, 0)
CMYK(0, 9, 100, 0)
CIELab*(90, -3, 90)
PantoneYellow U
Ink information
Brand
Series Standard
Product number(s)
GR/RPS-4391
Z-TypeS-4279

Yellow is one of the standard inks from —it is a bright process yellow, and is the most common form of yellow used in CMYK color setups.

Yellow
75%
50%
25%
HEX: #FFE800RGB: (255, 232, 0)CMYK: (0, 9, 100, 0)


Characteristics

As the other common yellow inks, Sunflower Light Lime Flat Gold Bright Olive Green Sunflower, are very far from Yellow in hue, it operates in a unique place as far as color mixing goes—and can expand the gamut of most ink palettes.

However, straight Yellow on its own is often too light to be read clearly (unless at very large sizes). Whereas most of the other inks above can be be used as legible spot colors.

Citron and Fluorescent Yellow are rarer yellow alternatives.

Combinations

Mixtures

Yellow can be mixed with a small amount of a complimentary purple (such as Purple, Orchid, or Violet) to create a darker Honey, without shifting the hue too warm/cool.

Mixing formula for Honey
Ink % By weight in tube
Yellow 95 950 g
Purple 5 50 g

Properties

Yellow is known to act as a resist to other inks printed on top of it (particularly when printing wet on wet)—for this reason it is often printed last.

Usage

There are 280 places printing with Yellow (73% of all active places).

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