Pale goldenrod

#dcd39b

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

Pale goldenrod is a light yellow, relaxed at this saturation. Yellows like this read optimistic and energetic. Pair it with dark neutrals so it stays legible, or with violet for a high energy scheme.

Pale goldenrod color values

Every conversion for #dcd39b, ready to copy. Hex, rgb, hsl, hsv, cmyk, cie-lab, xyz, decimal, web safe and the nearest Pantone.

Hex#dcd39b
RGB220, 211, 155
HSL52, 48%, 74%
HSV52, 30%, 86%
CMYK0%, 4%, 30%, 14%
Lab84.05, -5.41, 28.91
XYZ58.73, 64.17, 40.3
Decimal14472091
Web safe#cccc99
Pantone616 C
Pantone616 CHex#dcd39bRgb220 211 155Cmyk0 4 30 14Lab84 -5 29Darker#ac9d3cDeep#c9bc66Lighter#ede9d1

Shades of pale goldenrod

Tints of pale goldenrod

Colors that go with pale goldenrod

Pale goldenrod 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, 4, 30, 14.

The same color needs a different cmyk build depending on the paper. Here is #dcd39b on both.

Coated stockgloss or silk, C
0 4 30 14
Ink sits on the surface, so colors stay bright and close to screen.
Uncoated stocknatural or matte, U
4 8 32 20
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.

Pale goldenrod in css

Copy #dcd39b straight into your stylesheet.

.background { background-color: #dcd39b; }
.text { color: #dcd39b; }
.border { border: 2px solid #dcd39b; }

How pale goldenrod looks on light and dark

Pale goldenrod and accessibility

Contrast ratios for #dcd39b against black and white text, measured to the WCAG standard.

Textwhite text on this color
1.52:1
AA fail · AA large fail · AAA fail
Textblack text on this color
13.83:1
AA pass · AA large pass · AAA pass

Use black text on this color for readable body copy. To test #dcd39b against any other color, not just black and white, run the pair through our contrast checker for a live WCAG reading.

Pale goldenrod on a business card, sticker and pattern

A quick look at how #dcd39b sits on real print products. Start any of these in the maker.

Your nameFounderhello@brand.comBusiness card
Sticker
Repeat pattern

Building a full palette around pale goldenrod? Pull matching colors from any photo with the color palette generator, or check a design for print with the rgb to cmyk converter.

Turn pale goldenrod into a seamless pattern

Four patterns built from #dcd39b and its shades, free at print quality. Click any one to keep editing in the pattern maker.

Make posters, wallpaper and packaging art from pale goldenrod, free and print ready.

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How we calculate these values

Here is how the numbers for #dcd39b are worked out. Rgb, hsl, hsv, lab and xyz are derived through the usual sRGB conversion formulas. 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 figure is the nearest match in our reference set by perceptual distance and it is an approximation, not an exact spot color.