Gold

#d5cf0e

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 58 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 #d5cf0e, ready to copy. Hex, rgb, hsl, hsv, cmyk, cie-lab, xyz, decimal, web safe and the nearest Pantone.

Hex#d5cf0e

RGB213, 207, 14

HSL58, 88%, 45%

HSV58, 93%, 84%

CMYK0%, 3%, 93%, 16%

Lab81.18, -15.72, 79.99

XYZ49.83, 58.8, 9.14

Decimal14012174

Web safe#cccc00

Pantone605 C

Shades of gold

#c3bd0d #b0ab0c #9e990a #8b8709 #797508 #666407 #545206 #424004 #2f2e03 #1d1c02

Tints of gold

#eee710 #f1eb27 #f2ed40 #f4ef59 #f6f272 #f7f48b #f9f6a4 #fbf9bc #fcfbd5 #fefdee

Colors that go with gold

Complementary#0e14d5 Analogous#d56c0e Analogous#77d50e Triadic#0ed5cf Triadic#cf0ed5 Split complementary#0e77d5 Split complementary#6c0ed5

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, 3, 93, 16.

The same color needs a different cmyk build depending on the paper. Here is #d5cf0e on both.

Coated stockgloss or silk, C

0 3 93 16

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

Uncoated stocknatural or matte, U

4 7 90 22

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 #d5cf0e straight into your stylesheet.

.background { background-color: #d5cf0e; }
.text { color: #d5cf0e; }
.border { border: 2px solid #d5cf0e; }

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 #d5cf0e against black and white text, measured to the WCAG standard.

Use black text on this color for readable body copy. To test #d5cf0e 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 #d5cf0e 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 #d5cf0e 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 #d5cf0e are worked out. 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.