Gold

#f2e042

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

Gold falls in the yellow band, mid and vivid. 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 #f2e042, ready to copy. Hex, rgb, hsl, hsv, cmyk, cie-lab, xyz, decimal, web safe and the nearest Pantone.

Hex#f2e042

RGB242, 224, 66

HSL54, 87%, 60%

HSV54, 73%, 95%

CMYK0%, 7%, 73%, 5%

Lab88.25, -10.51, 74.69

XYZ64.26, 72.58, 15.78

Decimal15917122

Web safe#ffcc33

Pantone114 C

Shades of gold

#f0dc28 #ecd610 #d2be0e #b8a70d #9e8f0b #847809 #6a6007 #514906 #373104 #1d1a02

Tints of gold

#f3e353 #f4e664 #f6e876 #f7eb87 #f8ee98 #f9f1a9 #faf4bb #fbf7cc #fdf9dd #fefcee

Colors that go with gold

Complementary#4254f2 Analogous#f28842 Analogous#acf242 Triadic#42f2e0 Triadic#e042f2 Split complementary#42acf2 Split complementary#8842f2

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, 7, 73, 5.

The same color needs a different cmyk build depending on the paper. Here is #f2e042 on both.

Coated stockgloss or silk, C

0 7 73 5

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

Uncoated stocknatural or matte, U

4 10 71 11

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 #f2e042 straight into your stylesheet.

.background { background-color: #f2e042; }
.text { color: #f2e042; }
.border { border: 2px solid #f2e042; }

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 #f2e042 against black and white text, measured to the WCAG standard.

Use black text on this color for readable body copy. To test #f2e042 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 #f2e042 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 #f2e042 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 #f2e042 are worked out. 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. For Pantone we return the nearest reference by perceptual distance, which gets you close but is not a substitute for a physical swatch book.