Gold

#dcd321

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 57 degrees. A yellow this strong grabs attention fast, good for warnings and energy brands. Pair it with dark neutrals so it stays legible, or with violet for a high energy scheme.

Gold color values

Every conversion for #dcd321, ready to copy. Hex, rgb, hsl, hsv, cmyk, cie-lab, xyz, decimal, web safe and the nearest Pantone.

Hex#dcd321

RGB220, 211, 33

HSL57, 74%, 50%

HSV57, 85%, 86%

CMYK0%, 4%, 85%, 14%

Lab82.87, -14.39, 78.48

XYZ53.08, 61.91, 10.59

Decimal14471969

Web safe#cccc33

Pantone605 C

Shades of gold

#c9c01e #b5ae1b #a29b18 #8f8915 #7b7612 #686410 #55510d #413f0a #2e2c07 #1b1a04

Tints of gold

#e1d834 #e4dc49 #e7e05e #eae473 #ede887 #f0ec9c #f3f0b1 #f6f4c6 #faf8db #fdfcef

Colors that go with gold

Complementary#212adc Analogous#dc7621 Analogous#87dc21 Triadic#21dcd3 Triadic#d321dc Split complementary#2187dc Split complementary#7621dc

Gold in print

It sits in a comfortable part of the gamut and reproduces reliably on press. The cmyk build is 0, 4, 85, 14.

The same color needs a different cmyk build depending on the paper. Here is #dcd321 on both.

Coated stockgloss or silk, C

0 4 85 14

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

Uncoated stocknatural or matte, U

4 8 82 20

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 #dcd321 straight into your stylesheet.

.background { background-color: #dcd321; }
.text { color: #dcd321; }
.border { border: 2px solid #dcd321; }

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 #dcd321 against black and white text, measured to the WCAG standard.

Use black text on this color for readable body copy. To test #dcd321 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 #dcd321 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 #dcd321 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 #dcd321 are worked out. 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.