Gold

#dfd235

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 55 degrees. 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 #dfd235, ready to copy. Hex, rgb, hsl, hsv, cmyk, cie-lab, xyz, decimal, web safe and the nearest Pantone.

Hex#dfd235

RGB223, 210, 53

HSL55, 73%, 54%

HSV55, 76%, 87%

CMYK0%, 6%, 76%, 13%

Lab82.93, -12.01, 73.4

XYZ54.12, 62.04, 12.49

Decimal14668341

Web safe#cccc33

Pantone605 C

Shades of gold

#d9cb22 #c4b71f #afa31c #9a9018 #847c15 #6f6812 #5a540e #45400b #302d08 #1a1904

Tints of gold

#e2d648 #e5da5a #e8de6d #ebe380 #eee792 #f1eba5 #f4efb8 #f7f3ca #faf7dd #fdfcf0

Colors that go with gold

Complementary#3542df Analogous#df7d35 Analogous#97df35 Triadic#35dfd2 Triadic#d235df Split complementary#3597df Split complementary#7d35df

Gold in print

It sits in a comfortable part of the gamut and reproduces reliably on press. The cmyk build is 0, 6, 76, 13.

The same color needs a different cmyk build depending on the paper. Here is #dfd235 on both.

Coated stockgloss or silk, C

0 6 76 13

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

Uncoated stocknatural or matte, U

4 10 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 readrgb vs cmyk for print andwhat the k in cmyk means.

Gold in css

Copy #dfd235 straight into your stylesheet.

.background { background-color: #dfd235; }
.text { color: #dfd235; }
.border { border: 2px solid #dfd235; }

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 #dfd235 against black and white text, measured to the WCAG standard.

Use black text on this color for readable body copy. To test #dfd235 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 #dfd235 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 #dfd235 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 #dfd235 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. 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.