Gold

#cfca2c

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

Gold is a mid yellow, confident 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.

Gold color values

Every conversion for #cfca2c, ready to copy. Hex, rgb, hsl, hsv, cmyk, cie-lab, xyz, decimal, web safe and the nearest Pantone.

Hex#cfca2c

RGB207, 202, 44

HSL58, 65%, 49%

HSV58, 79%, 81%

CMYK0%, 2%, 79%, 19%

Lab79.44, -15.11, 72.43

XYZ47.31, 55.69, 10.64

Decimal13617708

Web safe#cccc33

Pantone611 C

Shades of gold

#bdb828 #aba724 #989520 #86831d #747119 #626015 #504e11 #3e3c0d #2b2a09 #191905

Tints of gold

#d6d13d #dad651 #dedb65 #e3df79 #e7e48d #ebe9a1 #efedb5 #f3f2c9 #f8f7dc #fcfcf0

Colors that go with gold

Complementary#2c31cf Analogous#cf792c Analogous#83cf2c Triadic#2ccfca Triadic#ca2ccf Split complementary#2c82cf Split complementary#792ccf

Gold in print

It converts to cmyk cleanly and holds its character from screen to paper. The cmyk build is 0, 2, 79, 19.

The same color needs a different cmyk build depending on the paper. Here is #cfca2c on both.

Coated stockgloss or silk, C

0 2 79 19

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

Uncoated stocknatural or matte, U

4 6 77 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.

Gold in css

Copy #cfca2c straight into your stylesheet.

.background { background-color: #cfca2c; }
.text { color: #cfca2c; }
.border { border: 2px solid #cfca2c; }

How gold looks on light and dark

Sample text on black

Sample text on white

Text on this color

Gold and accessibility

Contrast ratios for #cfca2c against black and white text, measured to the WCAG standard.

Use black text on this color for readable body copy. To test #cfca2c against any other color, not just black and white, run the pair through ourcontrast checker for a live WCAG reading.

Gold on a business card, sticker and pattern

A quick look at how #cfca2c sits on real print products. Start any of these in the maker.

Business card

Sticker

Repeat pattern

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

Turn gold into a seamless pattern

Four patterns built from #cfca2c 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 gold, free and print ready.

Open in pattern maker

How we calculate these values

Here is how the numbers for #cfca2c are worked out. We convert from sRGB to each space with the standard formulas, so the codes match what design tools show. 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.