Gold

#ddd02b

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

Gold is a mid yellow, balanced at this saturation. 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 #ddd02b, ready to copy. Hex, rgb, hsl, hsv, cmyk, cie-lab, xyz, decimal, web safe and the nearest Pantone.

Hex#ddd02b

RGB221, 208, 43

HSL56, 72%, 52%

HSV56, 81%, 87%

CMYK0%, 6%, 81%, 13%

Lab82.19, -12.2, 75.56

XYZ52.81, 60.66, 11.21

Decimal14536747

Web safe#cccc33

Pantone605 C

Shades of gold

#cfc321 #bbb01e #a79d1b #938a18 #7f7714 #6b6411 #57510e #433f0b #2e2c07 #1a1904

Tints of gold

#e0d43f #e3d952 #e6dd66 #eae17a #ede68d #f0eaa1 #f3efb5 #f6f3c8 #f9f7dc #fdfcf0

Colors that go with gold

Complementary#2b38dd Analogous#dd772b Analogous#91dd2b Triadic#2bddd0 Triadic#d02bdd Split complementary#2b91dd Split complementary#772bdd

Gold 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, 6, 81, 13.

The same color needs a different cmyk build depending on the paper. Here is #ddd02b on both.

Coated stockgloss or silk, C

0 6 81 13

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

Uncoated stocknatural or matte, U

4 10 79 19

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 #ddd02b straight into your stylesheet.

.background { background-color: #ddd02b; }
.text { color: #ddd02b; }
.border { border: 2px solid #ddd02b; }

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 #ddd02b against black and white text, measured to the WCAG standard.

Use black text on this color for readable body copy. To test #ddd02b 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 #ddd02b 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 #ddd02b 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 #ddd02b 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 value is the closest reference by perceptual color distance and should be treated as a starting point, not a guaranteed match.