Light goldenrod yellow

#ddf9bc

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

This is Light goldenrod yellow, a vivid green at 88 degrees. Light greens like this signal fresh, natural and wellness. It works beside earthy oranges for contrast, or with other greens for a calm monochrome.

Light goldenrod yellow color values

Every conversion for #ddf9bc, ready to copy. Hex, rgb, hsl, hsv, cmyk, cie-lab, xyz, decimal, web safe and the nearest Pantone.

Hex#ddf9bc

RGB221, 249, 188

HSL88, 84%, 86%

HSV88, 24%, 98%

CMYK11%, 0%, 24%, 2%

Lab94.63, -19.45, 26.34

XYZ72.77, 86.75, 60.49

Decimal14547388

Web safe#ccffcc

Pantone365 C

Shades of light goldenrod yellow

#caf697 #b7f271 #a4ef4c #91ec27 #7dd713 #67b110 #518c0d #3c6709 #264106 #101c03

Tints of light goldenrod yellow

#e2fac6 #e7fbd0 #eafbd5 #effcdf #f4fdea #f7feef

Colors that go with light goldenrod yellow

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Light goldenrod yellow in print

It is saturated enough that the cmyk build can shift slightly from screen to press, so proof it. The cmyk build is 11, 0, 24, 2.

The same color needs a different cmyk build depending on the paper. Here is #ddf9bc on both.

Coated stockgloss or silk, C

11 0 24 2

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

Uncoated stocknatural or matte, U

14 4 26 8

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.

Light goldenrod yellow in css

Copy #ddf9bc straight into your stylesheet.

.background { background-color: #ddf9bc; }
.text { color: #ddf9bc; }
.border { border: 2px solid #ddf9bc; }

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 #ddf9bc against black and white text, measured to the WCAG standard.

Use black text on this color for readable body copy. To test #ddf9bc 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 #ddf9bc 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 #ddf9bc 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

Every value on this page for #ddf9bc is computed, not guessed. 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. For Pantone we return the nearest reference by perceptual distance, which gets you close but is not a substitute for a physical swatch book.