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What color do yellow and white make?

Mixed as paint, yellow and white make a light 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.

light yellow

#FCE341 · light yellow

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Contrast 1.3:1 with white, 16.2:1 with black

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Yellow and white make light yellow

Mixed as paint, yellow and white make a light yellow (#FCE341). As light on a screen, they make a muted yellow (#FFEBBD), and blended in CSS with OKLCH they give a light yellow (#FDEAA5).

light yellow

#FCE341

As paint

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

muted yellow

#FFEBBD

As light

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

light yellow

#FDEAA5

In CSS (OKLCH)

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

Mixing yellow and white in different ratios

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

3:1 · #FCDA26

3 yellow : 1 white, light yellow

2:1 · #FCDD2F

2 yellow : 1 white, light yellow

1:1 · #FCE341

1 yellow : 1 white, light yellow

1:2 · #FCEA57

1 yellow : 2 white, light yellow

1:3 · #FCEE65

1 yellow : 3 white, light yellow

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 white mix.

With white

#FCE74F

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#FCEB60

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#FCF075

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#FDF694

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With black

#C7C44B

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#AAAA4D

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#8D8F4C

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#686A45

80%

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Mixing yellow and white FAQ

Mixed as paint, yellow and white make a light yellow (#FCE341). As light on a screen, they make a muted yellow (#FFEBBD), and blended in CSS with OKLCH they give a light yellow (#FDEAA5).

Light adds up instead of absorbing, so yellow and white light make a muted yellow (#FFEBBD). 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 white gives a light yellow (#FCDA26), while one part yellow to three parts white gives a light yellow (#FCEE65). To lighten the result add white, and to darken it add a little black.

Use color-mix(in oklch, #FCD200 50%, #FFFFFF 50%), which gives #FDEAA5. OKLCH keeps the middle of the mix bright, while mixing in sRGB tends to turn it gray.