What color does black and yellow make?
Black and Yellow make Olive Drab (#5C5C1E). Black doesn't just darken yellow, it pulls it toward a murky olive rather than a clean gray-yellow.
Black and Yellow sit far enough apart on the color wheel that the mix pulls toward whichever color carries more visual weight, often landing on a hue neither original color shares.
How the ratio changes the result
That's the traditional paint-mixing answer. The calculator below blends these exact colors live in OKLCH space, which lands a little differently, edit either hex to compare the two.
Black and Yellow mix FAQ
What color does black and yellow make?
Black and Yellow make Olive Drab (#5C5C1E). Black doesn't just darken yellow, it pulls it toward a murky olive rather than a clean gray-yellow.
Does the ratio of black to yellow change the result?
Yes. Equal parts land on Olive Drab (#5C5C1E), but using more black pulls the result toward #513535, and more yellow pulls it toward #c68833. Try any ratio in the calculator above.
What's the exact hex code for black and yellow mixed?
Black (#171717) and Yellow (#F2C11D) mixed in equal parts is #5C5C1E. Copy it directly from the calculator, or open it in the generator to build a full palette around it.