Pale goldenrod

#ced3ae

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

This is Pale goldenrod, a soft yellow at 68 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 #ced3ae, ready to copy. Hex, rgb, hsl, hsv, cmyk, cie-lab, xyz, decimal, web safe and the nearest Pantone.

Hex#ced3ae

RGB206, 211, 174

HSL68, 30%, 75%

HSV68, 18%, 83%

CMYK2%, 0%, 18%, 17%

Lab83.32, -7.97, 17.78

XYZ56.39, 62.77, 49.19

Decimal13554606

Web safe#cccc99

Pantone580 C

Shades of pale goldenrod

#c0c797 #b2ba80 #a4ae69 #949e56 #7e8749 #69703d #535930 #3e4224 #282b17 #13140b

Tints of pale goldenrod

#d2d7b5 #d6dbbc #dbdec3 #dfe2ca #e3e6d1 #e7ead8 #ebeddf #f0f1e6 #f4f5ec #f8f9f3

Colors that go with pale goldenrod

Complementary#b3aed3 Analogous#d3c5ae Analogous#bcd3ae Triadic#aeced3 Triadic#d3aece Split complementary#aebbd3 Split complementary#c6aed3

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 2, 0, 18, 17.

The same color needs a different cmyk build depending on the paper. Here is #ced3ae on both.

Coated stockgloss or silk, C

2 0 18 17

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

Uncoated stocknatural or matte, U

6 4 21 23

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 #ced3ae straight into your stylesheet.

.background { background-color: #ced3ae; }
.text { color: #ced3ae; }
.border { border: 2px solid #ced3ae; }

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 #ced3ae against black and white text, measured to the WCAG standard.

Use black text on this color for readable body copy. To test #ced3ae 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 #ced3ae 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 #ced3ae 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 #ced3ae are worked out. 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.