Gold

#cccd01

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

Gold falls in the yellow band, deep and vivid. Yellows like this read optimistic and energetic. Pair it with dark neutrals so it stays legible, or with violet for a high energy scheme.

Gold color values

Every conversion for #cccd01, ready to copy. Hex, rgb, hsl, hsv, cmyk, cie-lab, xyz, decimal, web safe and the nearest Pantone.

Hex#cccd01

RGB204, 205, 1

HSL60, 99%, 40%

HSV60, 100%, 80%

CMYK0%, 0%, 100%, 20%

Lab79.9, -18.7, 79.96

XYZ46.74, 56.5, 8.47

Decimal13421825

Web safe#cccc00

Pantone390 C

Shades of gold

#bbbc01 #a9aa01 #989901 #878701 #757601 #646400 #525300 #414100 #303000 #1e1e00

Tints of gold

#e8e901 #fdfe09 #fdfe42 #fdfe5f #fefe7b #fefe98 #feffb4 #ffffd1 #ffffed

Colors that go with gold

Complementary#0201cd Analogous#cd6801 Analogous#66cd01 Triadic#01cccd Triadic#cd01cc Split complementary#0166cd Split complementary#6801cd

Gold in print

It is saturated enough that the cmyk build can shift slightly from screen to press, so proof it. The cmyk build is 0, 0, 100, 20.

The same color needs a different cmyk build depending on the paper. Here is #cccd01 on both.

Coated stockgloss or silk, C

0 0 100 20

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

Uncoated stocknatural or matte, U

4 4 96 26

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

This color is saturated enough to sit near the edge of cmyk gamut, so expect a small drop in punch on paper and proof it before a long run.

See how it converts in the rgb to cmyk converter, or read rgb vs cmyk for print and what the k in cmyk means.

Gold in css

Copy #cccd01 straight into your stylesheet.

.background { background-color: #cccd01; }
.text { color: #cccd01; }
.border { border: 2px solid #cccd01; }

How gold looks on light and dark

Sample text on black

Sample text on white

Text on this color

Gold and accessibility

Contrast ratios for #cccd01 against black and white text, measured to the WCAG standard.

Use black text on this color for readable body copy. To test #cccd01 against any other color, not just black and white, run the pair through our contrast checker for a live WCAG reading.

Gold on a business card, sticker and pattern

A quick look at how #cccd01 sits on real print products. Start any of these in the maker.

Business card

Sticker

Repeat pattern

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

Turn gold into a seamless pattern

Four patterns built from #cccd01 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 gold, free and print ready.

Open in pattern maker

How we calculate these values

Every value on this page for #cccd01 is computed, not guessed. The rgb, hsl, hsv, cie-lab and xyz values follow the standard conversions from the sRGB color space. 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.