Light goldenrod yellow

#caeca6

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

This is Light goldenrod yellow, a strong green at 89 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.

Light goldenrod yellow color values

Every conversion for #caeca6, ready to copy. Hex, rgb, hsl, hsv, cmyk, cie-lab, xyz, decimal, web safe and the nearest Pantone.

Hex#caeca6
RGB202, 236, 166
HSL89, 65%, 79%
HSV89, 30%, 93%
CMYK14%, 0%, 30%, 7%
Lab89.53, -23.04, 30.39
XYZ61.24, 75.3, 47.38
Decimal13298854
Web safe#ccff99
Pantone365 C
Pantone365 CHex#caeca6Rgb202 236 166Cmyk14 0 30 7Lab90 -23 30Darker#84d330Deep#a7df6bLighter#edf7e2

Shades of light goldenrod yellow

Tints of light goldenrod yellow

Colors that go with light goldenrod yellow

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 14, 0, 30, 7.

The same color needs a different cmyk build depending on the paper. Here is #caeca6 on both.

Coated stockgloss or silk, C
14 0 30 7
Ink sits on the surface, so colors stay bright and close to screen.
Uncoated stocknatural or matte, U
17 4 32 13
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 #caeca6 straight into your stylesheet.

.background { background-color: #caeca6; }
.text { color: #caeca6; }
.border { border: 2px solid #caeca6; }

How light goldenrod yellow looks on light and dark

Light goldenrod yellow and accessibility

Contrast ratios for #caeca6 against black and white text, measured to the WCAG standard.

Textwhite text on this color
1.31:1
AA fail · AA large fail · AAA fail
Textblack text on this color
16.06:1
AA pass · AA large pass · AAA pass

Use black text on this color for readable body copy. To test #caeca6 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 #caeca6 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 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 #caeca6 and its shades, free at print quality. Click any one to keep editing in the pattern maker.

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

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How we calculate these values

The figures for #caeca6 come from standard color math, shown so you can check them. 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.