Gold

#d2bc05

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

Gold falls in the yellow band, deep and vivid. 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 #d2bc05, ready to copy. Hex, rgb, hsl, hsv, cmyk, cie-lab, xyz, decimal, web safe and the nearest Pantone.

Hex#d2bc05

RGB210, 188, 5

HSL54, 95%, 42%

HSV54, 98%, 82%

CMYK0%, 10%, 98%, 18%

Lab75.87, -7.49, 76.85

XYZ44.59, 49.68, 7.38

Decimal13810693

Web safe#cccc00

Pantone606 C

Shades of gold

#c0ac05 #ae9c04 #9c8c04 #8a7c03 #786b03 #665b02 #544b02 #423b02 #302b01 #1e1b01

Tints of gold

#edd406 #f9e115 #fbe84b #fbeb66 #fcef81 #fdf29c #fdf6b7 #fef9d2 #fffdee

Colors that go with gold

Complementary#051bd2 Analogous#d25605 Analogous#81d205 Triadic#05d2bc Triadic#bc05d2 Split complementary#0582d2 Split complementary#5505d2

Gold in print

A color this vivid sometimes sits just outside cmyk gamut, so expect a small dip in punch on paper. The cmyk build is 0, 10, 98, 18.

The same color needs a different cmyk build depending on the paper. Here is #d2bc05 on both.

Coated stockgloss or silk, C

0 10 98 18

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

Uncoated stocknatural or matte, U

4 13 94 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 read rgb vs cmyk for print and what the k in cmyk means.

Gold in css

Copy #d2bc05 straight into your stylesheet.

.background { background-color: #d2bc05; }
.text { color: #d2bc05; }
.border { border: 2px solid #d2bc05; }

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 #d2bc05 against black and white text, measured to the WCAG standard.

Use black text on this color for readable body copy. To test #d2bc05 against any other color, not just black and white, run the pair through our contrast checker for a live WCAG reading.

Gold on a business card, sticker and pattern

A quick look at how #d2bc05 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 the color palette generator, or check a design for print with the rgb to cmyk converter.

Turn gold into a seamless pattern

Four patterns built from #d2bc05 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

The figures for #d2bc05 come from standard color math, shown so you can check them. Rgb, hsl, hsv, lab and xyz are derived through the usual sRGB conversion formulas. The coated and uncoated cmyk builds differ because uncoated stock absorbs more ink and gains dot, so the same color needs a heavier, slightly duller build on press. The Pantone figure is the nearest match in our reference set by perceptual distance and it is an approximation, not an exact spot color.