Gold

#dfd33e

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

Gold is a mid yellow, balanced at this saturation. 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 #dfd33e, ready to copy. Hex, rgb, hsl, hsv, cmyk, cie-lab, xyz, decimal, web safe and the nearest Pantone.

Hex#dfd33e
RGB223, 211, 62
HSL56, 72%, 56%
HSV56, 72%, 87%
CMYK0%, 5%, 72%, 13%
Lab83.24, -12.15, 70.73
XYZ54.6, 62.62, 13.77
Decimal14668606
Web safe#cccc33
Pantone611 C
Pantone611 CHex#dfd33eRgb223 211 62Cmyk0 5 72 13Lab83 -12 71Darker#7a7214Deep#b7ac1eLighter#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, 5, 72, 13.

The same color needs a different cmyk build depending on the paper. Here is #dfd33e on both.

Coated stockgloss or silk, C
0 5 72 13
Ink sits on the surface, so colors stay bright and close to screen.
Uncoated stocknatural or matte, U
4 9 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 #dfd33e straight into your stylesheet.

.background { background-color: #dfd33e; }
.text { color: #dfd33e; }
.border { border: 2px solid #dfd33e; }

How gold looks on light and dark

Gold and accessibility

Contrast ratios for #dfd33e against black and white text, measured to the WCAG standard.

Textwhite text on this color
1.55:1
AAfail · AA largefail · AAAfail
Textblack text on this color
13.52:1
AApass · AA largepass · AAApass

Use black text on this color for readable body copy. To test #dfd33e 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 #dfd33e 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 #dfd33e 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

Every value on this page for #dfd33e is computed, not guessed. Rgb, hsl, hsv, lab and xyz are derived through the usual sRGB conversion formulas. The uncoated cmyk build carries more ink than the coated one, which is what a printer would compensate for when the same color runs on a rougher stock. For Pantone we return the nearest reference by perceptual distance, which gets you close but is not a substitute for a physical swatch book.