Pale goldenrod

#ced0ab

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 63 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 #ced0ab, ready to copy. Hex, rgb, hsl, hsv, cmyk, cie-lab, xyz, decimal, web safe and the nearest Pantone.

Hex#ced0ab

RGB206, 208, 171

HSL63, 28%, 74%

HSV63, 18%, 82%

CMYK1%, 0%, 18%, 18%

Lab82.47, -6.88, 18.18

XYZ55.36, 61.17, 47.42

Decimal13553835

Web safe#cccc99

Pantone5797 C

Shades of pale goldenrod

#c1c495 #b4b77e #a7ab68 #969a56 #808349 #6a6d3d #555730 #3f4024 #292a17 #13140b

Tints of pale goldenrod

#d2d4b2 #d6d8ba #dbdcc1 #dfe0c8 #e3e4cf #e7e8d7 #ececde #f0f0e5 #f4f5ec #f8f9f4

Colors that go with pale goldenrod

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Pale goldenrod in print

It sits in a comfortable part of the gamut and reproduces reliably on press. The cmyk build is 1, 0, 18, 18.

The same color needs a different cmyk build depending on the paper. Here is #ced0ab on both.

Coated stockgloss or silk, C

1 0 18 18

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

Uncoated stocknatural or matte, U

5 4 21 24

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 #ced0ab straight into your stylesheet.

.background { background-color: #ced0ab; }
.text { color: #ced0ab; }
.border { border: 2px solid #ced0ab; }

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 #ced0ab against black and white text, measured to the WCAG standard.

Use black text on this color for readable body copy. To test #ced0ab 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 #ced0ab 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 #ced0ab 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 #ced0ab are worked out. 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.