Gold

#d0b908

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

Gold is a deep yellow, weighty at this saturation. Yellows like this read optimistic and energetic. Pair it with dark neutrals so it stays legible, or with violet for a high energy scheme.

Gold color values

Every conversion for #d0b908, ready to copy. Hex, rgb, hsl, hsv, cmyk, cie-lab, xyz, decimal, web safe and the nearest Pantone.

Hex#d0b908

RGB208, 185, 8

HSL53, 93%, 42%

HSV53, 96%, 82%

CMYK0%, 11%, 96%, 18%

Lab74.9, -6.79, 75.74

XYZ43.41, 48.13, 7.23

Decimal13678856

Web safe#cccc00

Pantone606 C

Shades of gold

#bea907 #ac9907 #9a8906 #897905 #776a05 #655a04 #534a03 #413a03 #2f2a02 #1d1a01

Tints of gold

#ebd109 #f6dd19 #f7e134 #f8e54e #f9e969 #faed83 #fbf19e #fcf5b9 #fdf8d3 #fefcee

Colors that go with gold

Complementary#081fd0 Analogous#d05508 Analogous#83d008 Triadic#08d0b9 Triadic#b908d0 Split complementary#0883d0 Split complementary#5508d0

Gold in print

It is saturated enough that the cmyk build can shift slightly from screen to press, so proof it. The cmyk build is 0, 11, 96, 18.

The same color needs a different cmyk build depending on the paper. Here is #d0b908 on both.

Coated stockgloss or silk, C

0 11 96 18

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

Uncoated stocknatural or matte, U

4 14 92 24

The stock absorbs ink and gains dot, so it needs a heavier build and reads a touch softer.

This color is saturated enough to sit near the edge of cmyk gamut, so expect a small drop in punch on paper and proof it before a long run.

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 #d0b908 straight into your stylesheet.

.background { background-color: #d0b908; }
.text { color: #d0b908; }
.border { border: 2px solid #d0b908; }

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 #d0b908 against black and white text, measured to the WCAG standard.

Use black text on this color for readable body copy. To test #d0b908 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 #d0b908 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 #d0b908 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

Every value on this page for #d0b908 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.