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What color do yellow and gray make?

Mixed as paint, yellow and gray make a yellow. Change the ratio, switch to light or CSS mixing, and copy the result.

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Paint mode simulates real pigments with the Kubelka-Munk model, so blue and yellow make green, just like on a palette.

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#B6B235 · yellow

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Contrast 2.23:1 with white, 9.41:1 with black

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Yellow and gray make yellow

Mixed as paint, yellow and gray make a yellow (#B6B235). As light on a screen, they make a light yellow (#FFDE7E), and blended in CSS with OKLCH they give a yellow (#C1AF6B).

yellow

#B6B235

As paint

Pigments absorb light, so every color you add takes some away. This is what you get on a palette or canvas.

light yellow

#FFDE7E

As light

Colored lights add up, as on a screen or stage. Mixes get brighter, not darker.

yellow

#C1AF6B

In CSS (OKLCH)

What color-mix(in oklch, …) returns for an even mix in the browser.

Mixing yellow and gray in different ratios

The ratio decides which color leads. These are paint mixes, measured in equal-sized parts.

3:1 · #CEC225

3 yellow : 1 gray, yellow

2:1 · #C6BD2B

2 yellow : 1 gray, yellow

1:1 · #B6B235

1 yellow : 1 gray, yellow

1:2 · #A7A73F

1 yellow : 2 gray, olive

1:3 · #9FA146

1 yellow : 3 gray, olive

Making the mix lighter or darker

Add white for tints and black for shades. Each step adds 20% more of it to the even yellow and gray mix.

With white

#C3C047

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#CECD5B

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#D8D972

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#E4E694

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With black

#A09E39

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#898A3B

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#71723A

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#515235

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Mixing yellow and gray FAQ

Mixed as paint, yellow and gray make a yellow (#B6B235). As light on a screen, they make a light yellow (#FFDE7E), and blended in CSS with OKLCH they give a yellow (#C1AF6B).

Light adds up instead of absorbing, so yellow and gray light make a light yellow (#FFDE7E). That is why screens can show bright yellows from red and green light, while the same paints would turn brown.

Change the ratio. Three parts yellow to one part gray gives a yellow (#CEC225), while one part yellow to three parts gray gives an olive (#9FA146). To lighten the result add white, and to darken it add a little black.

Use color-mix(in oklch, #FCD200 50%, #8A8A8A 50%), which gives #C1AF6B. OKLCH keeps the middle of the mix bright, while mixing in sRGB tends to turn it gray.