Gold

#dfc331

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

Gold falls in the yellow band, mid and strong. 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 #dfc331, ready to copy. Hex, rgb, hsl, hsv, cmyk, cie-lab, xyz, decimal, web safe and the nearest Pantone.

Hex#dfc331

RGB223, 195, 49

HSL50, 73%, 53%

HSV50, 78%, 87%

CMYK0%, 13%, 78%, 13%

Lab79.01, -4.54, 71.09

XYZ50.5, 54.94, 10.85

Decimal14664497

Web safe#cccc33

Pantone606 C

Shades of gold

#d7b921 #c2a71e #ad951b #988318 #837114 #6e5f11 #594d0e #443b0b #2f2907 #1a1704

Tints of gold

#e2c944 #e5ce57 #e8d46a #ebd97d #eedf90 #f1e4a3 #f4eab6 #f7efc9 #faf5dc #fdfbf0

Colors that go with gold

Complementary#314ddf Analogous#df6c31 Analogous#a4df31 Triadic#31dfc3 Triadic#c331df Split complementary#31a4df Split complementary#6c31df

Gold in print

It converts to cmyk cleanly and holds its character from screen to paper. The cmyk build is 0, 13, 78, 13.

The same color needs a different cmyk build depending on the paper. Here is #dfc331 on both.

Coated stockgloss or silk, C

0 13 78 13

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

Uncoated stocknatural or matte, U

4 16 76 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 readrgb vs cmyk for print andwhat the k in cmyk means.

Gold in css

Copy #dfc331 straight into your stylesheet.

.background { background-color: #dfc331; }
.text { color: #dfc331; }
.border { border: 2px solid #dfc331; }

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 #dfc331 against black and white text, measured to the WCAG standard.

Use black text on this color for readable body copy. To test #dfc331 against any other color, not just black and white, run the pair through ourcontrast checker for a live WCAG reading.

Gold on a business card, sticker and pattern

A quick look at how #dfc331 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 thecolor palette generator, or check a design for print with thergb to cmyk converter.

Turn gold into a seamless pattern

Four patterns built from #dfc331 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 #dfc331 come from standard color math, shown so you can check them. We convert from sRGB to each space with the standard formulas, so the codes match what design tools show. 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.