Light goldenrod yellow

#e5e6bd

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

This is Light goldenrod yellow, a soft yellow at 61 degrees. Yellows like this read optimistic and energetic. Pair it with dark neutrals so it stays legible, or with violet for a high energy scheme.

Light goldenrod yellow color values

Every conversion for #e5e6bd, ready to copy. Hex, rgb, hsl, hsv, cmyk, cie-lab, xyz, decimal, web safe and the nearest Pantone.

Hex#e5e6bd

RGB229, 230, 189

HSL61, 45%, 82%

HSV61, 18%, 90%

CMYK0%, 0%, 18%, 10%

Lab90.29, -7.04, 19.91

XYZ69.8, 76.93, 59.31

Decimal15066813

Web safe#ccffcc

Pantone580 C

Shades of light goldenrod yellow

#dadba1 #cfd185 #c4c668 #b9bb4c #a1a33e #858733 #696b28 #4d4f1e #323213 #161608

Tints of light goldenrod yellow

#e9eac8 #edeed2 #f2f2dd #f6f6e7 #f8f8ed

Colors that go with light goldenrod yellow

Complementary#bebde6 Analogous#e6d3bd Analogous#d1e6bd Triadic#bde5e6 Triadic#e6bde5 Split complementary#bdd0e6 Split complementary#d3bde6

Light goldenrod yellow in print

It sits in a comfortable part of the gamut and reproduces reliably on press. The cmyk build is 0, 0, 18, 10.

The same color needs a different cmyk build depending on the paper. Here is #e5e6bd on both.

Coated stockgloss or silk, C

0 0 18 10

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

Uncoated stocknatural or matte, U

4 4 21 16

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 read rgb vs cmyk for print and what the k in cmyk means.

Light goldenrod yellow in css

Copy #e5e6bd straight into your stylesheet.

.background { background-color: #e5e6bd; }
.text { color: #e5e6bd; }
.border { border: 2px solid #e5e6bd; }

How light goldenrod yellow looks on light and dark

Sample text on black

Sample text on white

Text on this color

Light goldenrod yellow and accessibility

Contrast ratios for #e5e6bd against black and white text, measured to the WCAG standard.

Use black text on this color for readable body copy. To test #e5e6bd against any other color, not just black and white, run the pair through our contrast checker for a live WCAG reading.

Light goldenrod yellow on a business card, sticker and pattern

A quick look at how #e5e6bd sits on real print products. Start any of these in the maker.

Business card

Sticker

Repeat pattern

Building a full palette around light goldenrod yellow? Pull matching colors from any photo with the color palette generator, or check a design for print with the rgb to cmyk converter.

Turn light goldenrod yellow into a seamless pattern

Four patterns built from #e5e6bd 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 light goldenrod yellow, free and print ready.

Open in pattern maker

How we calculate these values

Every value on this page for #e5e6bd is computed, not guessed. 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. For Pantone we return the nearest reference by perceptual distance, which gets you close but is not a substitute for a physical swatch book.