Pale goldenrod

#cdcd92

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

Pale goldenrod is a mid yellow, grounded at this saturation. A yellow this strong grabs attention fast, good for warnings and energy brands. Pair it with dark neutrals so it stays legible, or with violet for a high energy scheme.

Pale goldenrod color values

Every conversion for #cdcd92, ready to copy. Hex, rgb, hsl, hsv, cmyk, cie-lab, xyz, decimal, web safe and the nearest Pantone.

Hex#cdcd92

RGB205, 205, 146

HSL60, 37%, 69%

HSV60, 29%, 80%

CMYK0%, 0%, 29%, 20%

Lab81.14, -9.24, 29.47

XYZ52.2, 58.72, 35.78

Decimal13487506

Web safe#cccc99

Pantone5855 C

Shades of pale goldenrod

#c3c37c #b9b966 #afaf50 #999946 #83833c #6d6d32 #575728 #41411e #2b2b14 #15150a

Tints of pale goldenrod

#d1d19c #d6d6a5 #dadaaf #dfdfb9 #e3e3c2 #e8e8cc #ececd6 #f1f1df #f5f5e9 #f9f9f3

Colors that go with pale goldenrod

Complementary#9292cd Analogous#cdb092 Analogous#b0cd92 Triadic#92cdcd Triadic#cd92cd Split complementary#92afcd Split complementary#af92cd

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, 0, 29, 20.

The same color needs a different cmyk build depending on the paper. Here is #cdcd92 on both.

Coated stockgloss or silk, C

0 0 29 20

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

Uncoated stocknatural or matte, U

4 4 31 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 readrgb vs cmyk for print andwhat the k in cmyk means.

Pale goldenrod in css

Copy #cdcd92 straight into your stylesheet.

.background { background-color: #cdcd92; }
.text { color: #cdcd92; }
.border { border: 2px solid #cdcd92; }

How pale goldenrod looks on light and dark

Sample text on black

Sample text on white

Text on this color

Pale goldenrod and accessibility

Contrast ratios for #cdcd92 against black and white text, measured to the WCAG standard.

Use black text on this color for readable body copy. To test #cdcd92 against any other color, not just black and white, run the pair through ourcontrast checker for a live WCAG reading.

Pale goldenrod on a business card, sticker and pattern

A quick look at how #cdcd92 sits on real print products. Start any of these in the maker.

Business card

Sticker

Repeat pattern

Building a full palette around pale goldenrod? Pull matching colors from any photo with thecolor palette generator, or check a design for print with thergb to cmyk converter.

Turn pale goldenrod into a seamless pattern

Four patterns built from #cdcd92 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 pale goldenrod, free and print ready.

Open in pattern maker

How we calculate these values

Here is how the numbers for #cdcd92 are worked out. We convert from sRGB to each space with the standard formulas, so the codes match what design tools show. The coated and uncoated cmyk builds differ because uncoated stock absorbs more ink and gains dot, so the same color needs a heavier, slightly duller build on press. The Pantone figure is the nearest match in our reference set by perceptual distance and it is an approximation, not an exact spot color.