Gold

#dfc136

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 #dfc136, ready to copy. Hex, rgb, hsl, hsv, cmyk, cie-lab, xyz, decimal, web safe and the nearest Pantone.

Hex#dfc136

RGB223, 193, 54

HSL49, 73%, 54%

HSV49, 76%, 87%

CMYK0%, 13%, 76%, 13%

Lab78.52, -3.32, 69.01

XYZ50.17, 54.09, 11.29

Decimal14663990

Web safe#cccc33

Pantone110 C

Shades of gold

#dab923 #c4a71f #af951c #9a8319 #857115 #6f5f12 #5a4d0e #453b0b #302908 #1a1604

Tints of gold

#e2c749 #e5cc5b #e8d26e #ebd880 #eede93 #f1e3a5 #f4e9b8 #f7efca #faf5dd #fdfaf0

Colors that go with gold

Complementary#3654df Analogous#df6c36 Analogous#a8df36 Triadic#36dfc1 Triadic#c136df Split complementary#36a8df Split complementary#6c36df

Gold in print

It converts to cmyk cleanly and holds its character from screen to paper. The cmyk build is 0, 13, 76, 13.

The same color needs a different cmyk build depending on the paper. Here is #dfc136 on both.

Coated stockgloss or silk, C

0 13 76 13

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

Uncoated stocknatural or matte, U

4 16 74 19

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.

Gold in css

Copy #dfc136 straight into your stylesheet.

.background { background-color: #dfc136; }
.text { color: #dfc136; }
.border { border: 2px solid #dfc136; }

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 #dfc136 against black and white text, measured to the WCAG standard.

Use black text on this color for readable body copy. To test #dfc136 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 #dfc136 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 #dfc136 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

The figures for #dfc136 come from standard color math, shown so you can check them. Rgb, hsl, hsv, lab and xyz are derived through the usual sRGB conversion formulas. 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. The Pantone figure is the nearest match in our reference set by perceptual distance and it is an approximation, not an exact spot color.