Gold

#e6d61a

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

This is Gold, a vivid 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 #e6d61a, ready to copy. Hex, rgb, hsl, hsv, cmyk, cie-lab, xyz, decimal, web safe and the nearest Pantone.

Hex#e6d61a

RGB230, 214, 26

HSL55, 80%, 50%

HSV55, 89%, 90%

CMYK0%, 7%, 89%, 10%

Lab84.48, -11.78, 81.45

XYZ56.87, 64.99, 10.52

Decimal15128090

Web safe#ffcc33

Pantone604 C

Shades of gold

#d2c417 #beb115 #aa9e13 #968b10 #81780e #6d650c #59520a #443f07 #302d05 #1c1a03

Tints of gold

#e8da2f #ebde45 #ede15a #efe56f #f2e984 #f4ed9a #f6f1af #f9f4c4 #fbf8da #fdfcef

Colors that go with gold

Complementary#1a2ae6 Analogous#e6701a Analogous#90e61a Triadic#1ae6d6 Triadic#d61ae6 Split complementary#1a90e6 Split complementary#701ae6

Gold in print

It is saturated enough that the cmyk build can shift slightly from screen to press, so proof it. The cmyk build is 0, 7, 89, 10.

The same color needs a different cmyk build depending on the paper. Here is #e6d61a on both.

Coated stockgloss or silk, C

0 7 89 10

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

Uncoated stocknatural or matte, U

4 10 86 16

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 #e6d61a straight into your stylesheet.

.background { background-color: #e6d61a; }
.text { color: #e6d61a; }
.border { border: 2px solid #e6d61a; }

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 #e6d61a against black and white text, measured to the WCAG standard.

Use black text on this color for readable body copy. To test #e6d61a 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 #e6d61a 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 #e6d61a 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

Here is how the numbers for #e6d61a are worked out. The rgb, hsl, hsv, cie-lab and xyz values follow the standard conversions from the sRGB color space. 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.