Gold

#e4c430

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 #e4c430, ready to copy. Hex, rgb, hsl, hsv, cmyk, cie-lab, xyz, decimal, web safe and the nearest Pantone.

Hex#e4c430

RGB228, 196, 48

HSL49, 77%, 54%

HSV49, 79%, 89%

CMYK0%, 14%, 79%, 11%

Lab79.72, -2.95, 72.21

XYZ52.27, 56.19, 10.89

Decimal14992432

Web safe#cccc33

Pantone129 C

Shades of gold

#debc1d #c9aa1a #b39717 #9d8515 #887312 #72600f #5c4e0c #463c09 #312906 #1b1704

Tints of gold

#e6c943 #e9cf56 #ebd469 #eeda7c #f0df90 #f3e5a3 #f5eab6 #f8f0c9 #faf5dc #fdfaef

Colors that go with gold

Complementary#3050e4 Analogous#e46a30 Analogous#aae430 Triadic#30e4c4 Triadic#c430e4 Split complementary#30aae4 Split complementary#6a30e4

Gold in print

A color this vivid sometimes sits just outside cmyk gamut, so expect a small dip in punch on paper. The cmyk build is 0, 14, 79, 11.

The same color needs a different cmyk build depending on the paper. Here is #e4c430 on both.

Coated stockgloss or silk, C

0 14 79 11

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

Uncoated stocknatural or matte, U

4 17 77 17

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 #e4c430 straight into your stylesheet.

.background { background-color: #e4c430; }
.text { color: #e4c430; }
.border { border: 2px solid #e4c430; }

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 #e4c430 against black and white text, measured to the WCAG standard.

Use black text on this color for readable body copy. To test #e4c430 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 #e4c430 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 #e4c430 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 #e4c430 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 value is the closest reference by perceptual color distance and should be treated as a starting point, not a guaranteed match.