Gold

#ddd71c

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 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 #ddd71c, ready to copy. Hex, rgb, hsl, hsv, cmyk, cie-lab, xyz, decimal, web safe and the nearest Pantone.

Hex#ddd71c

RGB221, 215, 28

HSL58, 78%, 49%

HSV58, 87%, 87%

CMYK0%, 3%, 87%, 13%

Lab84.0, -16.06, 80.4

XYZ54.33, 64.06, 10.6

Decimal14538524

Web safe#cccc33

Pantone604 C

Shades of gold

#cac41a #b6b117 #a39e15 #8f8c12 #7c7910 #69660d #55530b #424008 #2f2d06 #1b1a03

Tints of gold

#e4df2d #eae558 #ede96e #efec83 #f2ef99 #f5f3ae #f8f6c4 #faf9da #fdfdef

Colors that go with gold

Complementary#1c22dd Analogous#dd771c Analogous#82dd1c Triadic#1cddd7 Triadic#d71cdd Split complementary#1c82dd Split complementary#771cdd

Gold in print

A color this vivid sometimes sits just outside cmyk gamut, so expect a small dip in punch on paper. The cmyk build is 0, 3, 87, 13.

The same color needs a different cmyk build depending on the paper. Here is #ddd71c on both.

Coated stockgloss or silk, C

0 3 87 13

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

Uncoated stocknatural or matte, U

4 7 84 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 read rgb vs cmyk for print and what the k in cmyk means.

Gold in css

Copy #ddd71c straight into your stylesheet.

.background { background-color: #ddd71c; }
.text { color: #ddd71c; }
.border { border: 2px solid #ddd71c; }

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 #ddd71c against black and white text, measured to the WCAG standard.

Use black text on this color for readable body copy. To test #ddd71c against any other color, not just black and white, run the pair through our contrast checker for a live WCAG reading.

Gold on a business card, sticker and pattern

A quick look at how #ddd71c 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 the color palette generator, or check a design for print with the rgb to cmyk converter.

Turn gold into a seamless pattern

Four patterns built from #ddd71c 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

The figures for #ddd71c come from standard color math, shown so you can check them. 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 value is the closest reference by perceptual color distance and should be treated as a starting point, not a guaranteed match.