Gold

#dfd23e

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. Charcoal and navy give it the contrast it needs and purple across the wheel makes it pop.

Gold color values

Every conversion for #dfd23e, ready to copy. Hex, rgb, hsl, hsv, cmyk, cie-lab, xyz, decimal, web safe and the nearest Pantone.

Hex#dfd23e
RGB223, 210, 62
HSL55, 72%, 56%
HSV55, 72%, 87%
CMYK0%, 6%, 72%, 13%
Lab82.98, -11.64, 70.48
XYZ54.35, 62.13, 13.69
Decimal14668350
Web safe#cccc33
Pantone611 C
Pantone611 CHex#dfd23eRgb223 210 62Cmyk0 6 72 13Lab83 -12 70Darker#7a7214Deep#b7ab1eLighter#e4dc81

Shades of gold

Tints of gold

Colors that go with gold

Gold in print

It converts to cmyk cleanly and holds its character from screen to paper. The cmyk build is 0, 6, 72, 13.

The same color needs a different cmyk build depending on the paper. Here is #dfd23e on both.

Coated stockgloss or silk, C
0 6 72 13
Ink sits on the surface, so colors stay bright and close to screen.
Uncoated stocknatural or matte, U
4 10 70 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 readrgb vs cmyk for print andwhat the k in cmyk means.

Gold in css

Copy #dfd23e straight into your stylesheet.

.background { background-color: #dfd23e; }
.text { color: #dfd23e; }
.border { border: 2px solid #dfd23e; }

How gold looks on light and dark

Gold and accessibility

Contrast ratios for #dfd23e against black and white text, measured to the WCAG standard.

Textwhite text on this color
1.56:1
AAfail · AA largefail · AAAfail
Textblack text on this color
13.43:1
AApass · AA largepass · AAApass

Use black text on this color for readable body copy. To test #dfd23e 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 #dfd23e sits on real print products. Start any of these in the maker.

Your nameFounderhello@brand.comBusiness 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 #dfd23e and its shades, free at print quality. Click any one to keep editing in the pattern maker.

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 #dfd23e are worked out. Rgb, hsl, hsv, lab and xyz are derived through the usual sRGB conversion formulas. 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 figure is the nearest match in our reference set by perceptual distance and it is an approximation, not an exact spot color.