Light goldenrod yellow

#f3f8c3

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

Light goldenrod yellow is a light yellow, soft at this saturation. Yellows like this read optimistic and energetic. Charcoal and navy give it the contrast it needs and purple across the wheel makes it pop.

Light goldenrod yellow color values

Every conversion for #f3f8c3, ready to copy. Hex, rgb, hsl, hsv, cmyk, cie-lab, xyz, decimal, web safe and the nearest Pantone.

Hex#f3f8c3

RGB243, 248, 195

HSL66, 79%, 87%

HSV66, 21%, 97%

CMYK2%, 0%, 21%, 3%

Lab96.05, -10.14, 24.97

XYZ80.38, 90.13, 64.79

Decimal15988931

Web safe#ffffcc

Pantone600 C

Shades of light goldenrod yellow

#ecf49e #e4ef79 #ddeb54 #d5e72f #c2d419 #a1af14 #7f8a10 #5d650c #3b4008 #191b03

Tints of light goldenrod yellow

#f5f9cc #f7fad5 #f8fbdd #fafce6 #fcfdef

Colors that go with light goldenrod yellow

Complementary#c8c3f8 Analogous#f8e3c3 Analogous#d8f8c3 Triadic#c3f3f8 Triadic#f8c3f3 Split complementary#c3d8f8 Split complementary#e3c3f8

Light goldenrod yellow 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 2, 0, 21, 3.

The same color needs a different cmyk build depending on the paper. Here is #f3f8c3 on both.

Coated stockgloss or silk, C

2 0 21 3

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

Uncoated stocknatural or matte, U

6 4 23 9

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.

Light goldenrod yellow in css

Copy #f3f8c3 straight into your stylesheet.

.background { background-color: #f3f8c3; }
.text { color: #f3f8c3; }
.border { border: 2px solid #f3f8c3; }

How light goldenrod yellow looks on light and dark

Sample text on black

Sample text on white

Text on this color

Light goldenrod yellow and accessibility

Contrast ratios for #f3f8c3 against black and white text, measured to the WCAG standard.

Use black text on this color for readable body copy. To test #f3f8c3 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 #f3f8c3 sits on real print products. Start any of these in the maker.

Business 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 #f3f8c3 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 light goldenrod yellow, free and print ready.

Open in pattern maker

How we calculate these values

Every value on this page for #f3f8c3 is computed, not guessed. 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. For Pantone we return the nearest reference by perceptual distance, which gets you close but is not a substitute for a physical swatch book.