Gold

#d4bb13

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

This is Gold, a vivid 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 #d4bb13, ready to copy. Hex, rgb, hsl, hsv, cmyk, cie-lab, xyz, decimal, web safe and the nearest Pantone.

Hex#d4bb13

RGB212, 187, 19

HSL52, 84%, 45%

HSV52, 91%, 83%

CMYK0%, 12%, 91%, 17%

Lab75.81, -5.94, 75.19

XYZ45.04, 49.58, 7.81

Decimal13941523

Web safe#cccc00

Pantone606 C

Shades of gold

#c2ab11 #af9b10 #9d8a0e #8a7a0c #786a0b #665a09 #534907 #413906 #2e2904 #1c1903

Tints of gold

#eacf17 #ecd42f #eed947 #f1de5f #f3e377 #f5e88f #f7eda7 #f9f2bf #fbf7d7 #fefcef

Colors that go with gold

Complementary#132cd4 Analogous#d45b13 Analogous#8dd413 Triadic#13d4bb Triadic#bb13d4 Split complementary#138dd4 Split complementary#5b13d4

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, 12, 91, 17.

The same color needs a different cmyk build depending on the paper. Here is #d4bb13 on both.

Coated stockgloss or silk, C

0 12 91 17

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

Uncoated stocknatural or matte, U

4 15 88 23

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 #d4bb13 straight into your stylesheet.

.background { background-color: #d4bb13; }
.text { color: #d4bb13; }
.border { border: 2px solid #d4bb13; }

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 #d4bb13 against black and white text, measured to the WCAG standard.

Use black text on this color for readable body copy. To test #d4bb13 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 #d4bb13 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 #d4bb13 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 #d4bb13 come from standard color math, shown so you can check them. 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. The Pantone value is the closest reference by perceptual color distance and should be treated as a starting point, not a guaranteed match.