Gold

#dec94d

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

Gold is a mid yellow, confident at this saturation. A yellow this strong grabs attention fast, good for warnings and energy brands. Pair it with dark neutrals so it stays legible, or with violet for a high energy scheme.

Gold color values

Every conversion for #dec94d, ready to copy. Hex, rgb, hsl, hsv, cmyk, cie-lab, xyz, decimal, web safe and the nearest Pantone.

Hex#dec94d

RGB222, 201, 77

HSL51, 69%, 59%

HSV51, 65%, 87%

CMYK0%, 9%, 65%, 13%

Lab80.65, -6.74, 62.37

XYZ52.35, 57.84, 15.43

Decimal14600525

Web safe#cccc66

Pantone611 C

Shades of gold

#dac236 #cfb726 #b8a322 #a28f1e #8b7b1a #746716 #5e5311 #473f0d #302b09 #1a1705

Tints of gold

#e1ce5d #e4d36e #e7d87e #eadd8e #ede29e #f0e7af #f3ecbf #f6f1cf #f9f5e0 #fcfaf0

Colors that go with gold

Complementary#4d62de Analogous#de814d Analogous#abde4d Triadic#4ddec9 Triadic#c94dde Split complementary#4daade Split complementary#814dde

Gold in print

It sits in a comfortable part of the gamut and reproduces reliably on press. The cmyk build is 0, 9, 65, 13.

The same color needs a different cmyk build depending on the paper. Here is #dec94d on both.

Coated stockgloss or silk, C

0 9 65 13

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

Uncoated stocknatural or matte, U

4 12 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 #dec94d straight into your stylesheet.

.background { background-color: #dec94d; }
.text { color: #dec94d; }
.border { border: 2px solid #dec94d; }

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 #dec94d against black and white text, measured to the WCAG standard.

Use black text on this color for readable body copy. To test #dec94d 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 #dec94d 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 #dec94d 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 #dec94d are worked out. The rgb, hsl, hsv, cie-lab and xyz values follow the standard conversions from the sRGB color space. 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.