Gold

#dec23f

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 49 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 #dec23f, ready to copy. Hex, rgb, hsl, hsv, cmyk, cie-lab, xyz, decimal, web safe and the nearest Pantone.

Hex#dec23f

RGB222, 194, 63

HSL49, 71%, 56%

HSV49, 72%, 87%

CMYK0%, 13%, 72%, 13%

Lab78.74, -3.88, 65.97

XYZ50.31, 54.47, 12.56

Decimal14598719

Web safe#cccc33

Pantone606 C

Shades of gold

#dabb29 #c8ab22 #b2981f #9c861b #877317 #716013 #5b4e10 #463b0c #302908 #1a1604

Tints of gold

#e1c851 #e4cd62 #e7d374 #ead886 #edde97 #f0e4a9 #f3e9bb #f6efcc #f9f5de #fcfaf0

Colors that go with gold

Complementary#3f5bde Analogous#de723f Analogous#abde3f Triadic#3fdec2 Triadic#c23fde Split complementary#3faade Split complementary#733fde

Gold in print

It converts to cmyk cleanly and holds its character from screen to paper. The cmyk build is 0, 13, 72, 13.

The same color needs a different cmyk build depending on the paper. Here is #dec23f on both.

Coated stockgloss or silk, C

0 13 72 13

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

Uncoated stocknatural or matte, U

4 16 70 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 #dec23f straight into your stylesheet.

.background { background-color: #dec23f; }
.text { color: #dec23f; }
.border { border: 2px solid #dec23f; }

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 #dec23f against black and white text, measured to the WCAG standard.

Use black text on this color for readable body copy. To test #dec23f 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 #dec23f 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 #dec23f 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 #dec23f are worked out. 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. The Pantone value is the closest reference by perceptual color distance and should be treated as a starting point, not a guaranteed match.