Gold

#e8c319

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. Pair it with dark neutrals so it stays legible, or with violet for a high energy scheme.

Gold color values

Every conversion for #e8c319, ready to copy. Hex, rgb, hsl, hsv, cmyk, cie-lab, xyz, decimal, web safe and the nearest Pantone.

Hex#e8c319

RGB232, 195, 25

HSL49, 82%, 50%

HSV49, 89%, 91%

CMYK0%, 16%, 89%, 9%

Lab79.76, -1.29, 78.02

XYZ52.97, 56.26, 8.99

Decimal15254297

Web safe#ffcc00

Pantone129 C

Shades of gold

#d5b315 #c0a213 #ac9011 #977f0f #836e0d #6e5c0b #5a4b09 #453a07 #302905 #1c1703

Tints of gold

#eac92e #ecce44 #eed459 #f1d96f #f3df84 #f5e499 #f7eaaf #f9f0c4 #fbf5d9 #fdfbef

Colors that go with gold

Complementary#193ee8 Analogous#e85b19 Analogous#a6e819 Triadic#19e8c3 Triadic#c319e8 Split complementary#19a6e8 Split complementary#5b19e8

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, 16, 89, 9.

The same color needs a different cmyk build depending on the paper. Here is #e8c319 on both.

Coated stockgloss or silk, C

0 16 89 9

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

Uncoated stocknatural or matte, U

4 19 86 15

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 #e8c319 straight into your stylesheet.

.background { background-color: #e8c319; }
.text { color: #e8c319; }
.border { border: 2px solid #e8c319; }

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 #e8c319 against black and white text, measured to the WCAG standard.

Use black text on this color for readable body copy. To test #e8c319 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 #e8c319 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 #e8c319 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

Every value on this page for #e8c319 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. The Pantone figure is the nearest match in our reference set by perceptual distance and it is an approximation, not an exact spot color.