Pale goldenrod

#e9e2ab

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

Pale goldenrod is a light yellow, open at this saturation. Yellows like this read optimistic and energetic. Charcoal and navy give it the contrast it needs and purple across the wheel makes it pop.

Pale goldenrod color values

Every conversion for #e9e2ab, ready to copy. Hex, rgb, hsl, hsv, cmyk, cie-lab, xyz, decimal, web safe and the nearest Pantone.

Hex#e9e2ab
RGB233, 226, 171
HSL53, 58%, 79%
HSV53, 27%, 91%
CMYK0%, 3%, 27%, 9%
Lab89.23, -6.06, 27.81
XYZ68.15, 74.66, 49.35
Decimal15327915
Web safe#ffcc99
Pantone461 C
Pantone461 CHex#e9e2abRgb233 226 171Cmyk0 3 27 9Lab89 -6 28Darker#cbbb3aDeep#dace72Lighter#f7f5e5

Shades of pale goldenrod

Tints of pale goldenrod

Colors that go with pale goldenrod

Pale goldenrod in print

It converts to cmyk cleanly and holds its character from screen to paper. The cmyk build is 0, 3, 27, 9.

The same color needs a different cmyk build depending on the paper. Here is #e9e2ab on both.

Coated stockgloss or silk, C
0 3 27 9
Ink sits on the surface, so colors stay bright and close to screen.
Uncoated stocknatural or matte, U
4 7 29 15
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.

Pale goldenrod in css

Copy #e9e2ab straight into your stylesheet.

.background { background-color: #e9e2ab; }
.text { color: #e9e2ab; }
.border { border: 2px solid #e9e2ab; }

How pale goldenrod looks on light and dark

Pale goldenrod and accessibility

Contrast ratios for #e9e2ab against black and white text, measured to the WCAG standard.

Textwhite text on this color
1.32:1
AA fail · AA large fail · AAA fail
Textblack text on this color
15.93:1
AA pass · AA large pass · AAA pass

Use black text on this color for readable body copy. To test #e9e2ab against any other color, not just black and white, run the pair through our contrast checker for a live WCAG reading.

Pale goldenrod on a business card, sticker and pattern

A quick look at how #e9e2ab 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 pale goldenrod? Pull matching colors from any photo with the color palette generator, or check a design for print with the rgb to cmyk converter.

Turn pale goldenrod into a seamless pattern

Four patterns built from #e9e2ab and its shades, free at print quality. Click any one to keep editing in the pattern maker.

Make posters, wallpaper and packaging art from pale goldenrod, free and print ready.

Open in pattern maker

How we calculate these values

Every value on this page for #e9e2ab is computed, not guessed. We convert from sRGB to each space with the standard formulas, so the codes match what design tools show. 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.