Pale goldenrod

#c4e295

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

This is Pale goldenrod, a strong green at 83 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 #c4e295, ready to copy. Hex, rgb, hsl, hsv, cmyk, cie-lab, xyz, decimal, web safe and the nearest Pantone.

Hex#c4e295
RGB196, 226, 149
HSL83, 57%, 74%
HSV83, 34%, 89%
CMYK13%, 0%, 34%, 11%
Lab86.16, -22.7, 34.46
XYZ55.39, 68.3, 38.7
Decimal12903061
Web safe#cccc99
Pantone366 C
Pantone366 CHex#c4e295Rgb196 226 149Cmyk13 0 34 11Lab86 -23 34Darker#83b632Deep#a5d35dLighter#e3f0cf

Shades of pale goldenrod

Tints of pale goldenrod

Colors that go with pale goldenrod

Pale goldenrod in print

It sits in a comfortable part of the gamut and reproduces reliably on press. The cmyk build is 13, 0, 34, 11.

The same color needs a different cmyk build depending on the paper. Here is #c4e295 on both.

Coated stockgloss or silk, C
13 0 34 11
Ink sits on the surface, so colors stay bright and close to screen.
Uncoated stocknatural or matte, U
16 4 35 17
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 read rgb vs cmyk for print and what the k in cmyk means.

Pale goldenrod in css

Copy #c4e295 straight into your stylesheet.

.background { background-color: #c4e295; }
.text { color: #c4e295; }
.border { border: 2px solid #c4e295; }

How pale goldenrod looks on light and dark

Pale goldenrod and accessibility

Contrast ratios for #c4e295 against black and white text, measured to the WCAG standard.

Textwhite text on this color
1.43:1
AA fail · AA large fail · AAA fail
Textblack text on this color
14.66:1
AA pass · AA large pass · AAA pass

Use black text on this color for readable body copy. To test #c4e295 against any other color, not just black and white, run the pair through our contrast checker for a live WCAG reading.

Pale goldenrod on a business card, sticker and pattern

A quick look at how #c4e295 sits on real print products. Start any of these in the maker.

Your nameFounderhello@brand.comBusiness card
Sticker
Repeat pattern

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

Turn pale goldenrod into a seamless pattern

Four patterns built from #c4e295 and its shades, free at print quality. Click any one to keep editing in the pattern maker.

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

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How we calculate these values

The figures for #c4e295 come from standard color math, shown so you can check them. Rgb, hsl, hsv, lab and xyz are derived through the usual sRGB conversion formulas. The uncoated cmyk build carries more ink than the coated one, which is what a printer would compensate for when the same color runs on a rougher stock. For Pantone we return the nearest reference by perceptual distance, which gets you close but is not a substitute for a physical swatch book.