Light goldenrod yellow

#f2ffcf

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

Light goldenrod yellow sits in the green range, pale and vivid. Greens like this connect to growth and calm. Warm terracotta and clay across the wheel balance it and cream keeps it fresh.

Light goldenrod yellow color values

Every conversion for #f2ffcf, ready to copy. Hex, rgb, hsl, hsv, cmyk, cie-lab, xyz, decimal, web safe and the nearest Pantone.

Hex#f2ffcf
RGB242, 255, 207
HSL76, 100%, 91%
HSV76, 19%, 100%
CMYK5%, 0%, 19%, 0%
Lab97.99, -12.21, 21.54
XYZ83.64, 94.9, 72.94
Decimal15925199
Web safe#ffffcc
Pantone365 C
Pantone365 CHex#f2ffcfRgb242 255 207Cmyk5 0 19 0Lab98 -12 22Darker#cbff40Deep#dfff88Lighter#f6fde2

Shades of light goldenrod yellow

Tints of light goldenrod yellow

Colors that go with light goldenrod yellow

Light goldenrod yellow in print

At this lightness it prints as a faint wash, best for backgrounds rather than fine type. The cmyk build is 5, 0, 19, 0.

The same color needs a different cmyk build depending on the paper. Here is #f2ffcf on both.

Coated stockgloss or silk, C
5 0 19 0
Ink sits on the surface, so colors stay bright and close to screen.
Uncoated stocknatural or matte, U
9 4 21 6
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.

Light goldenrod yellow in css

Copy #f2ffcf straight into your stylesheet.

.background { background-color: #f2ffcf; }
.text { color: #f2ffcf; }
.border { border: 2px solid #f2ffcf; }

How light goldenrod yellow looks on light and dark

Light goldenrod yellow and accessibility

Contrast ratios for #f2ffcf against black and white text, measured to the WCAG standard.

Textwhite text on this color
1.05:1
AA fail · AA large fail · AAA fail
Textblack text on this color
19.98:1
AA pass · AA large pass · AAA pass

Use black text on this color for readable body copy. To test #f2ffcf against any other color, not just black and white, run the pair through our contrast checker for a live WCAG reading.

Light goldenrod yellow on a business card, sticker and pattern

A quick look at how #f2ffcf 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 light goldenrod yellow? Pull matching colors from any photo with the color palette generator, or check a design for print with the rgb to cmyk converter.

Turn light goldenrod yellow into a seamless pattern

Four patterns built from #f2ffcf and its shades, free at print quality. Click any one to keep editing in the pattern maker.

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

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How we calculate these values

The figures for #f2ffcf come from standard color math, shown so you can check them. Rgb, hsl, hsv, lab and xyz are derived through the usual sRGB conversion formulas. 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 figure is the nearest match in our reference set by perceptual distance and it is an approximation, not an exact spot color.