Gold

#eed409

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

Gold is a mid yellow, confident 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 #eed409, ready to copy. Hex, rgb, hsl, hsv, cmyk, cie-lab, xyz, decimal, web safe and the nearest Pantone.

Hex#eed409

RGB238, 212, 9

HSL53, 93%, 48%

HSV53, 96%, 93%

CMYK0%, 11%, 96%, 7%

Lab84.63, -7.58, 84.0

XYZ58.85, 65.28, 9.76

Decimal15651849

Web safe#ffcc00

Pantone108 C

Shades of gold

#d9c108 #c4af07 #af9c07 #9b8a06 #867705 #716504 #5c5203 #473f03 #322d02 #1d1a01

Tints of gold

#f6dd19 #f7e131 #f8e448 #f9e860 #faeb78 #fbef8f #fcf2a7 #fdf6bf #fdf9d6 #fefcee

Colors that go with gold

Complementary#0923ee Analogous#ee6209 Analogous#96ee09 Triadic#09eed4 Triadic#d409ee Split complementary#0996ee Split complementary#6209ee

Gold 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 0, 11, 96, 7.

The same color needs a different cmyk build depending on the paper. Here is #eed409 on both.

Coated stockgloss or silk, C

0 11 96 7

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

Uncoated stocknatural or matte, U

4 14 92 13

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 #eed409 straight into your stylesheet.

.background { background-color: #eed409; }
.text { color: #eed409; }
.border { border: 2px solid #eed409; }

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 #eed409 against black and white text, measured to the WCAG standard.

Use black text on this color for readable body copy. To test #eed409 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 #eed409 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 #eed409 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 #eed409 are worked out. 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. For Pantone we return the nearest reference by perceptual distance, which gets you close but is not a substitute for a physical swatch book.