Pale goldenrod

#ece99f

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 strong. 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 #ece99f, ready to copy. Hex, rgb, hsl, hsv, cmyk, cie-lab, xyz, decimal, web safe and the nearest Pantone.

Hex#ece99f

RGB236, 233, 159

HSL58, 67%, 77%

HSV58, 33%, 93%

CMYK0%, 1%, 33%, 7%

Lab91.06, -9.95, 36.4

XYZ69.99, 78.61, 44.29

Decimal15526303

Web safe#ffff99

Pantone587 C

Shades of pale goldenrod

#e6e281 #e0db62 #dad444 #d0ca29 #b2ac23 #938f1d #757117 #565411 #38360b #1a1905

Tints of pale goldenrod

#efedaf #f2f0bf #f4f2c8 #f6f4d0 #f7f6d8 #f9f8e0 #fafae8 #fcfcf0

Colors that go with pale goldenrod

Complementary#9fa2ec Analogous#ecc39f Analogous#c8ec9f Triadic#9fece9 Triadic#e99fec Split complementary#9fc8ec Split complementary#c39fec

Pale goldenrod in print

It sits in a comfortable part of the gamut and reproduces reliably on press. The cmyk build is 0, 1, 33, 7.

The same color needs a different cmyk build depending on the paper. Here is #ece99f on both.

Coated stockgloss or silk, C

0 1 33 7

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

Uncoated stocknatural or matte, U

4 5 34 13

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 #ece99f straight into your stylesheet.

.background { background-color: #ece99f; }
.text { color: #ece99f; }
.border { border: 2px solid #ece99f; }

How pale goldenrod looks on light and dark

Sample text on black

Sample text on white

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Pale goldenrod and accessibility

Contrast ratios for #ece99f against black and white text, measured to the WCAG standard.

Use black text on this color for readable body copy. To test #ece99f 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 #ece99f 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 #ece99f 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

Every value on this page for #ece99f 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. The Pantone value is the closest reference by perceptual color distance and should be treated as a starting point, not a guaranteed match.