3/16" Yellow Acrylic Sheet
Color 2016 · 3/16" thick
3/16" Yellow opaque acrylic (plexiglass), cut to your exact size from 11″ to 48″ per side. Choose a standard size or enter custom dimensions, add flame- or diamond-polished edges, and see the price instantly.
$5 for the first cut, $3 each additional, totaled across your line.
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3/16" yellow in practice
Opaque stock blocks light entirely, so at 3/16" the decision is structural and visual rather than optical — you are choosing how solid the piece needs to feel and look.
Here the sheet starts to feel stiff in the hand and spans further without visible bow, while staying easy to cut and drill on ordinary tools.
In a laser: pigment absorbs the beam, so this cuts on a CO2 machine and on a diode, though a diode will need several passes at this thickness.
3/16" yellow (color 2016) starts at $7.39 for a 12″ × 12″ piece at this thickness, and weighs about 1.17 lb per square foot, so a 24″ × 48″ piece comes to roughly 9.4 lb — worth knowing before you size a panel someone has to lift or ship.
Why 3/16" yellow acrylic?
A middle step between 1/8″ and 1/4″. The extra thickness adds noticeably more rigidity while keeping weight down, so it holds its shape better across medium panels — useful for signage, partitions, and light-duty panels that need a bit more backbone than 1/8″.
About Yellow acrylic
Yellow 2016 is a solid, opaque yellow — bright and sunny, with a finished face that blocks light completely. A staple for sign faces, displays, and cheerful retail fixtures; for a yellow that glows when lit from behind, see 2037 or 2465. First of several yellows; quote 2016 to match.
Made to order. Not every color and thickness is stocked at all times — if yours is temporarily out, we make or source it and ship as soon as it's back in stock. On a deadline? Email us before you order and we'll confirm your expected ship date.