Pale goldenrod

#eaf5a6

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

Pale goldenrod falls in the yellow band, light and vivid. Yellows like this read optimistic and energetic. Pair it with dark neutrals so it stays legible, or with violet for a high energy scheme.

Pale goldenrod color values

Every conversion for #eaf5a6, ready to copy. Hex, rgb, hsl, hsv, cmyk, cie-lab, xyz, decimal, web safe and the nearest Pantone.

Hex#eaf5a6

RGB234, 245, 166

HSL68, 80%, 81%

HSV68, 32%, 96%

CMYK4%, 0%, 32%, 4%

Lab94.12, -15.79, 36.89

XYZ73.47, 85.55, 48.72

Decimal15398310

Web safe#ffff99

Pantone372 C

Shades of pale goldenrod

#e2f184 #daed62 #d2e93f #cae61d #aec616 #90a412 #72820f #54600b #363e07 #181c03

Tints of pale goldenrod

#edf7b5 #f1f8c3 #f4fad2 #f6fbd9 #f8fce0 #f9fce8 #fbfdef

Colors that go with pale goldenrod

Complementary#b1a6f5 Analogous#f5d9a6 Analogous#c2f5a6 Triadic#a6eaf5 Triadic#f5a6ea Split complementary#a6c2f5 Split complementary#d9a6f5

Pale goldenrod in print

The saturation is high, which is where rgb and cmyk drift apart, so a printed proof is worth it. The cmyk build is 4, 0, 32, 4.

The same color needs a different cmyk build depending on the paper. Here is #eaf5a6 on both.

Coated stockgloss or silk, C

4 0 32 4

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

Uncoated stocknatural or matte, U

8 4 33 10

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.

Pale goldenrod in css

Copy #eaf5a6 straight into your stylesheet.

.background { background-color: #eaf5a6; }
.text { color: #eaf5a6; }
.border { border: 2px solid #eaf5a6; }

How pale goldenrod looks on light and dark

Sample text on black

Sample text on white

Text on this color

Pale goldenrod and accessibility

Contrast ratios for #eaf5a6 against black and white text, measured to the WCAG standard.

Use black text on this color for readable body copy. To test #eaf5a6 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 #eaf5a6 sits on real print products. Start any of these in the maker.

Business 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 #eaf5a6 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 pale goldenrod, free and print ready.

Open in pattern maker

How we calculate these values

Here is how the numbers for #eaf5a6 are worked out. Rgb, hsl, hsv, lab and xyz are derived through the usual sRGB conversion formulas. Two cmyk builds are shown because coated and uncoated papers behave differently, uncoated soaks up ink and needs more of it to hit the same target. The Pantone value is the closest reference by perceptual color distance and should be treated as a starting point, not a guaranteed match.