Pale goldenrod

#cdca98

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

Pale goldenrod is a light yellow, relaxed at this saturation. Yellows like this read optimistic and energetic. Charcoal and navy give it the contrast it needs and purple across the wheel makes it pop.

Pale goldenrod color values

Every conversion for #cdca98, ready to copy. Hex, rgb, hsl, hsv, cmyk, cie-lab, xyz, decimal, web safe and the nearest Pantone.

Hex#cdca98
RGB205, 202, 152
HSL57, 35%, 70%
HSV57, 26%, 80%
CMYK0%, 1%, 26%, 20%
Lab80.45, -6.9, 25.41
XYZ51.96, 57.49, 38.06
Decimal13486744
Web safe#cccc99
Pantone5855 C
Pantone5855 CHex#cdca98Rgb205 202 152Cmyk0 1 26 20Lab80 -7 25Darker#908c46Deep#b6b168Lighter#e3e1c9

Shades of pale goldenrod

Tints of pale goldenrod

Colors that go with pale goldenrod

Pale goldenrod in print

The cmyk build is well inside gamut, so what you see on screen is close to what prints. The cmyk build is 0, 1, 26, 20.

The same color needs a different cmyk build depending on the paper. Here is #cdca98 on both.

Coated stockgloss or silk, C
0 1 26 20
Ink sits on the surface, so colors stay bright and close to screen.
Uncoated stocknatural or matte, U
4 5 28 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 #cdca98 straight into your stylesheet.

.background { background-color: #cdca98; }
.text { color: #cdca98; }
.border { border: 2px solid #cdca98; }

How pale goldenrod looks on light and dark

Pale goldenrod and accessibility

Contrast ratios for #cdca98 against black and white text, measured to the WCAG standard.

Textwhite text on this color
1.68:1
AA fail · AA large fail · AAA fail
Textblack text on this color
12.50:1
AA pass · AA large pass · AAA pass

Use black text on this color for readable body copy. To test #cdca98 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 #cdca98 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 #cdca98 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.

Open in pattern maker

How we calculate these values

Every value on this page for #cdca98 is computed, not guessed. 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 value is the closest reference by perceptual color distance and should be treated as a starting point, not a guaranteed match.