Light goldenrod yellow

#dcdbb7

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

Light goldenrod yellow is a light yellow, open 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.

Light goldenrod yellow color values

Every conversion for #dcdbb7, ready to copy. Hex, rgb, hsl, hsv, cmyk, cie-lab, xyz, decimal, web safe and the nearest Pantone.

Hex#dcdbb7

RGB220, 219, 183

HSL58, 35%, 79%

HSV58, 17%, 86%

CMYK0%, 0%, 17%, 14%

Lab86.65, -5.6, 17.86

XYZ63.39, 69.3, 54.83

Decimal14474167

Web safe#cccccc

Pantone5807 C

Shades of light goldenrod yellow

#d0ce9e #c4c285 #b7b56c #aba953 #929047 #79773b #605e2f #474622 #2e2d16 #15140a

Tints of light goldenrod yellow

#e2e1c3 #e8e7cf #ededdb #f3f3e7 #f9f9f3

Colors that go with light goldenrod yellow

Complementary#b7b8dc Analogous#dcc9b7 Analogous#cbdcb7 Triadic#b7dcdb Triadic#dbb7dc Split complementary#b7cbdc Split complementary#c8b7dc

Light goldenrod yellow 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, 0, 17, 14.

The same color needs a different cmyk build depending on the paper. Here is #dcdbb7 on both.

Coated stockgloss or silk, C

0 0 17 14

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

Uncoated stocknatural or matte, U

4 4 20 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.

Light goldenrod yellow in css

Copy #dcdbb7 straight into your stylesheet.

.background { background-color: #dcdbb7; }
.text { color: #dcdbb7; }
.border { border: 2px solid #dcdbb7; }

How light goldenrod yellow looks on light and dark

Sample text on black

Sample text on white

Text on this color

Light goldenrod yellow and accessibility

Contrast ratios for #dcdbb7 against black and white text, measured to the WCAG standard.

Use black text on this color for readable body copy. To test #dcdbb7 against any other color, not just black and white, run the pair through our contrast checker for a live WCAG reading.

Light goldenrod yellow on a business card, sticker and pattern

A quick look at how #dcdbb7 sits on real print products. Start any of these in the maker.

Business card

Sticker

Repeat pattern

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

Turn light goldenrod yellow into a seamless pattern

Four patterns built from #dcdbb7 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 light goldenrod yellow, free and print ready.

Open in pattern maker

How we calculate these values

The figures for #dcdbb7 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. 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 value is the closest reference by perceptual color distance and should be treated as a starting point, not a guaranteed match.