Pale goldenrod

#cccc99

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 yellow at 60 degrees. Yellows like this read optimistic and energetic. Pair it with dark neutrals so it stays legible, or with violet for a high energy scheme.

Pale goldenrod color values

Every conversion for #cccc99, ready to copy. Hex, rgb, hsl, hsv, cmyk, cie-lab, xyz, decimal, web safe and the nearest Pantone.

Hex#cccc99
RGB204, 204, 153
HSL60, 33%, 70%
HSV60, 25%, 80%
CMYK0%, 0%, 25%, 20%
Lab80.92, -8.17, 25.5
XYZ52.24, 58.32, 38.64
Decimal13421721
Web safe#cccc99
Pantone5787 C
Pantone5787 CHex#cccc99Rgb204 204 153Cmyk0 0 25 20Lab81 -8 26Darker#8f8f47Deep#b4b469Lighter#e2e2ca

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 0, 0, 25, 20.

The same color needs a different cmyk build depending on the paper. Here is #cccc99 on both.

Coated stockgloss or silk, C
0 0 25 20
Ink sits on the surface, so colors stay bright and close to screen.
Uncoated stocknatural or matte, U
4 4 27 26
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 #cccc99 straight into your stylesheet.

.background { background-color: #cccc99; }
.text { color: #cccc99; }
.border { border: 2px solid #cccc99; }

How pale goldenrod looks on light and dark

Pale goldenrod and accessibility

Contrast ratios for #cccc99 against black and white text, measured to the WCAG standard.

Textwhite text on this color
1.66:1
AA fail · AA large fail · AAA fail
Textblack text on this color
12.66:1
AA pass · AA large pass · AAA pass

Use black text on this color for readable body copy. To test #cccc99 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 #cccc99 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 #cccc99 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

Here is how the numbers for #cccc99 are worked out. 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. The Pantone figure is the nearest match in our reference set by perceptual distance and it is an approximation, not an exact spot color.