Pale goldenrod

#cecea5

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

This is Pale goldenrod, a muted yellow at 60 degrees. 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 #cecea5, ready to copy. Hex, rgb, hsl, hsv, cmyk, cie-lab, xyz, decimal, web safe and the nearest Pantone.

Hex#cecea5

RGB206, 206, 165

HSL60, 29%, 73%

HSV60, 20%, 81%

CMYK0%, 0%, 20%, 19%

Lab81.83, -6.75, 20.46

XYZ54.32, 59.98, 44.31

Decimal13553317

Web safe#cccc99

Pantone5797 C

Shades of pale goldenrod

#c2c28f #b6b679 #aaaa63 #989853 #828247 #6c6c3b #56562f #404023 #2a2a17 #14140b

Tints of pale goldenrod

#d2d2ad #d7d7b5 #dbdbbd #dfdfc4 #e3e3cc #e8e8d4 #ececdc #f0f0e4 #f4f4ec #f9f9f3

Colors that go with pale goldenrod

Complementary#a5a5ce Analogous#cebaa5 Analogous#bacea5 Triadic#a5cece Triadic#cea5ce Split complementary#a5bace Split complementary#baa5ce

Pale goldenrod in print

It converts to cmyk cleanly and holds its character from screen to paper. The cmyk build is 0, 0, 20, 19.

The same color needs a different cmyk build depending on the paper. Here is #cecea5 on both.

Coated stockgloss or silk, C

0 0 20 19

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

Uncoated stocknatural or matte, U

4 4 22 25

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 #cecea5 straight into your stylesheet.

.background { background-color: #cecea5; }
.text { color: #cecea5; }
.border { border: 2px solid #cecea5; }

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 #cecea5 against black and white text, measured to the WCAG standard.

Use black text on this color for readable body copy. To test #cecea5 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 #cecea5 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 #cecea5 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

Every value on this page for #cecea5 is computed, not guessed. 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. For Pantone we return the nearest reference by perceptual distance, which gets you close but is not a substitute for a physical swatch book.