Light goldenrod yellow

#c9e6a9

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

Light goldenrod yellow is a light green that feels soft. Light greens like this signal fresh, natural and wellness. Warm terracotta and clay across the wheel balance it and cream keeps it fresh.

Light goldenrod yellow color values

Every conversion for #c9e6a9, ready to copy. Hex, rgb, hsl, hsv, cmyk, cie-lab, xyz, decimal, web safe and the nearest Pantone.

Hex#c9e6a9

RGB201, 230, 169

HSL89, 55%, 78%

HSV89, 27%, 90%

CMYK13%, 0%, 27%, 10%

Lab87.91, -20.05, 26.65

XYZ59.55, 71.88, 48.27

Decimal13231785

Web safe#ccff99

Pantone365 C

Shades of light goldenrod yellow

#b7de8c #a5d570 #93cd53 #81c339 #6ea630 #5b8a28 #486d20 #365117 #23340f #101807

Tints of light goldenrod yellow

#d2eab7 #d7ecbf #e0f0cd #e9f5dc #edf7e3 #f2f9ea #f6fbf1

Colors that go with light goldenrod yellow

Complementary#c6a9e6 Analogous#e6e5a9 Analogous#abe6a9 Triadic#a9c9e6 Triadic#e6a9c9 Split complementary#a9abe6 Split complementary#e4a9e6

Light goldenrod yellow in print

The cmyk build is well inside gamut, so what you see on screen is close to what prints. The cmyk build is 13, 0, 27, 10.

The same color needs a different cmyk build depending on the paper. Here is #c9e6a9 on both.

Coated stockgloss or silk, C

13 0 27 10

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

Uncoated stocknatural or matte, U

16 4 29 16

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.

Light goldenrod yellow in css

Copy #c9e6a9 straight into your stylesheet.

.background { background-color: #c9e6a9; }
.text { color: #c9e6a9; }
.border { border: 2px solid #c9e6a9; }

How light goldenrod yellow looks on light and dark

Sample text on black

Sample text on white

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Light goldenrod yellow and accessibility

Contrast ratios for #c9e6a9 against black and white text, measured to the WCAG standard.

Use black text on this color for readable body copy. To test #c9e6a9 against any other color, not just black and white, run the pair through our contrast checker for a live WCAG reading.

Light goldenrod yellow on a business card, sticker and pattern

A quick look at how #c9e6a9 sits on real print products. Start any of these in the maker.

Business card

Sticker

Repeat pattern

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

Turn light goldenrod yellow into a seamless pattern

Four patterns built from #c9e6a9 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 light goldenrod yellow, free and print ready.

Open in pattern maker

How we calculate these values

Every value on this page for #c9e6a9 is computed, not guessed. The rgb, hsl, hsv, cie-lab and xyz values follow the standard conversions from the sRGB color space. Two cmyk builds are shown because coated and uncoated papers behave differently, uncoated soaks up ink and needs more of it to hit the same target. The Pantone value is the closest reference by perceptual color distance and should be treated as a starting point, not a guaranteed match.