Gold

#d2bc2f

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

This is Gold, a strong yellow at 52 degrees. A yellow this strong grabs attention fast, good for warnings and energy brands. Charcoal and navy give it the contrast it needs and purple across the wheel makes it pop.

Gold color values

Every conversion for #d2bc2f, ready to copy. Hex, rgb, hsl, hsv, cmyk, cie-lab, xyz, decimal, web safe and the nearest Pantone.

Hex#d2bc2f

RGB210, 188, 47

HSL52, 64%, 50%

HSV52, 78%, 82%

CMYK0%, 10%, 78%, 18%

Lab75.99, -6.6, 68.55

XYZ45.07, 49.87, 9.94

Decimal13810735

Web safe#cccc33

Pantone606 C

Shades of gold

#c1ac2a #ae9c26 #9b8b22 #897a1e #766a1a #645916 #514812 #3e380d #2c2709 #191605

Tints of gold

#d6c242 #dac856 #dfcf69 #e3d57c #e7db90 #ebe1a3 #efe8b6 #f3eeca #f8f4dd #fcfaf0

Colors that go with gold

Complementary#2f45d2 Analogous#d26b2f Analogous#96d22f Triadic#2fd2bc Triadic#bc2fd2 Split complementary#2f96d2 Split complementary#6a2fd2

Gold in print

The cmyk build is well inside gamut, so what you see on screen is close to what prints. The cmyk build is 0, 10, 78, 18.

The same color needs a different cmyk build depending on the paper. Here is #d2bc2f on both.

Coated stockgloss or silk, C

0 10 78 18

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

Uncoated stocknatural or matte, U

4 13 76 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 read rgb vs cmyk for print and what the k in cmyk means.

Gold in css

Copy #d2bc2f straight into your stylesheet.

.background { background-color: #d2bc2f; }
.text { color: #d2bc2f; }
.border { border: 2px solid #d2bc2f; }

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 #d2bc2f against black and white text, measured to the WCAG standard.

Use black text on this color for readable body copy. To test #d2bc2f 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 #d2bc2f 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 #d2bc2f 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 #d2bc2f 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.