Pale goldenrod

#bcd39a

Hex, rgb, cmyk and Pantone values for pale goldenrod, with shades, tints, matching colors and free print quality patterns.

This is Pale goldenrod, a soft green at 84 degrees. Light greens like this signal fresh, natural and wellness. It works beside earthy oranges for contrast, or with other greens for a calm monochrome.

Pale goldenrod color values

Every conversion for #bcd39a, ready to copy. Hex, rgb, hsl, hsv, cmyk, cie-lab, xyz, decimal, web safe and the nearest Pantone.

Hex#bcd39a

RGB188, 211, 154

HSL84, 39%, 72%

HSV84, 27%, 83%

CMYK11%, 0%, 27%, 17%

Lab81.63, -17.54, 25.74

XYZ49.87, 59.61, 39.45

Decimal12374938

Web safe#cccc99

Pantone578 C

Shades of pale goldenrod

#adc983 #9dbf6b #8eb554 #7ca146 #6a8a3c #587232 #465b28 #34441e #222d13 #101509

Tints of pale goldenrod

#c2d7a3 #c8dbac #cedfb5 #d4e2bd #d9e6c6 #dfeacf #e5eed8 #ebf2e1 #f1f6ea #f7faf3

Colors that go with pale goldenrod

Complementary#b19ad3 Analogous#d3cd9a Analogous#a0d39a Triadic#9abcd3 Triadic#d39abc Split complementary#9aa0d3 Split complementary#cd9ad3

Pale goldenrod in print

The cmyk build is well inside gamut, so what you see on screen is close to what prints. The cmyk build is 11, 0, 27, 17.

The same color needs a different cmyk build depending on the paper. Here is #bcd39a on both.

Coated stockgloss or silk, C

11 0 27 17

Ink sits on the surface, so colors stay bright and close to screen.

Uncoated stocknatural or matte, U

14 4 29 23

The stock absorbs ink and gains dot, so it needs a heavier build and reads a touch softer.

This color converts to cmyk comfortably and should hold on press.

See how it converts in the rgb to cmyk converter, or readrgb vs cmyk for print andwhat the k in cmyk means.

Pale goldenrod in css

Copy #bcd39a straight into your stylesheet.

.background { background-color: #bcd39a; }
.text { color: #bcd39a; }
.border { border: 2px solid #bcd39a; }

How pale goldenrod looks on light and dark

Sample text on black

Sample text on white

Text on this color

Pale goldenrod and accessibility

Contrast ratios for #bcd39a against black and white text, measured to the WCAG standard.

Use black text on this color for readable body copy. To test #bcd39a against any other color, not just black and white, run the pair through ourcontrast checker for a live WCAG reading.

Pale goldenrod on a business card, sticker and pattern

A quick look at how #bcd39a sits on real print products. Start any of these in the maker.

Business card

Sticker

Repeat pattern

Building a full palette around pale goldenrod? Pull matching colors from any photo with thecolor palette generator, or check a design for print with thergb to cmyk converter.

Turn pale goldenrod into a seamless pattern

Four patterns built from #bcd39a and its shades, free at print quality. Click any one to keep editing in the pattern maker.

Arches Signature stripes Gem Shingles

Make posters, wallpaper and packaging art from pale goldenrod, free and print ready.

Open in pattern maker

How we calculate these values

Every value on this page for #bcd39a is computed, not guessed. We convert from sRGB to each space with the standard formulas, so the codes match what design tools show. The coated and uncoated cmyk builds differ because uncoated stock absorbs more ink and gains dot, so the same color needs a heavier, slightly duller build on press. The Pantone value is the closest reference by perceptual color distance and should be treated as a starting point, not a guaranteed match.