Gold

#dec04d

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 48 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 #dec04d, ready to copy. Hex, rgb, hsl, hsv, cmyk, cie-lab, xyz, decimal, web safe and the nearest Pantone.

Hex#dec04d

RGB222, 192, 77

HSL48, 69%, 59%

HSV48, 65%, 87%

CMYK0%, 14%, 65%, 13%

Lab78.32, -2.1, 59.92

XYZ50.31, 53.76, 14.75

Decimal14598221

Web safe#cccc66

Pantone141 C

Shades of gold

#dab836 #cfac26 #b89922 #a2861e #8b741a #746116 #5e4e11 #473b0d #302809 #1a1505

Tints of gold

#e1c65d #e4cc6e #e7d17e #ead78e #eddd9e #f0e3af #f3e8bf #f6eecf #f9f4e0 #fcfaf0

Colors that go with gold

Complementary#4d6bde Analogous#de784d Analogous#b3de4d Triadic#4ddec0 Triadic#c04dde Split complementary#4db3de Split complementary#784dde

Gold in print

It converts to cmyk cleanly and holds its character from screen to paper. The cmyk build is 0, 14, 65, 13.

The same color needs a different cmyk build depending on the paper. Here is #dec04d on both.

Coated stockgloss or silk, C

0 14 65 13

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

Uncoated stocknatural or matte, U

4 17 64 19

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.

Gold in css

Copy #dec04d straight into your stylesheet.

.background { background-color: #dec04d; }
.text { color: #dec04d; }
.border { border: 2px solid #dec04d; }

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 #dec04d against black and white text, measured to the WCAG standard.

Use black text on this color for readable body copy. To test #dec04d 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 #dec04d 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 #dec04d 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

Every value on this page for #dec04d is computed, not guessed. Rgb, hsl, hsv, lab and xyz are derived through the usual sRGB conversion formulas. The uncoated cmyk build carries more ink than the coated one, which is what a printer would compensate for when the same color runs on a rougher stock. For Pantone we return the nearest reference by perceptual distance, which gets you close but is not a substitute for a physical swatch book.