Pale goldenrod

#decd8c

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

This is Pale goldenrod, a strong yellow at 48 degrees. Yellows like this read optimistic and energetic. Charcoal and navy give it the contrast it needs and purple across the wheel makes it pop.

Pale goldenrod color values

Every conversion for #decd8c, ready to copy. Hex, rgb, hsl, hsv, cmyk, cie-lab, xyz, decimal, web safe and the nearest Pantone.

Hex#decd8c

RGB222, 205, 140

HSL48, 55%, 71%

HSV48, 37%, 87%

CMYK0%, 8%, 37%, 13%

Lab82.42, -3.37, 34.53

XYZ56.69, 61.09, 33.61

Decimal14601612

Web safe#cccc99

Pantone616 C

Shades of pale goldenrod

#d7c272 #cfb758 #c8ab3f #b29833 #99822c #7f6c24 #65561d #4b4016 #322a0e #181407

Tints of pale goldenrod

#e1d196 #e4d6a0 #e7daaa #eadfb4 #ede3bf #efe7c9 #f2ecd3 #f5f0dd #f8f5e7 #fbf9f1

Colors that go with pale goldenrod

Complementary#8c9dde Analogous#dea48c Analogous#c6de8c Triadic#8cdecd Triadic#cd8cde Split complementary#8cc6de Split complementary#a48cde

Pale goldenrod in print

It sits in a comfortable part of the gamut and reproduces reliably on press. The cmyk build is 0, 8, 37, 13.

The same color needs a different cmyk build depending on the paper. Here is #decd8c on both.

Coated stockgloss or silk, C

0 8 37 13

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

Uncoated stocknatural or matte, U

4 11 38 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.

Pale goldenrod in css

Copy #decd8c straight into your stylesheet.

.background { background-color: #decd8c; }
.text { color: #decd8c; }
.border { border: 2px solid #decd8c; }

How pale goldenrod looks on light and dark

Sample text on black

Sample text on white

Text on this color

Pale goldenrod and accessibility

Contrast ratios for #decd8c against black and white text, measured to the WCAG standard.

Use black text on this color for readable body copy. To test #decd8c against any other color, not just black and white, run the pair through our contrast checker for a live WCAG reading.

Pale goldenrod on a business card, sticker and pattern

A quick look at how #decd8c sits on real print products. Start any of these in the maker.

Business card

Sticker

Repeat pattern

Building a full palette around pale goldenrod? Pull matching colors from any photo with the color palette generator, or check a design for print with the rgb to cmyk converter.

Turn pale goldenrod into a seamless pattern

Four patterns built from #decd8c 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 pale goldenrod, free and print ready.

Open in pattern maker

How we calculate these values

Every value on this page for #decd8c is computed, not guessed. The rgb, hsl, hsv, cie-lab and xyz values follow the standard conversions from the sRGB color space. 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.