Gold

#f9d34b

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

This is Gold, a vivid yellow at 47 degrees. 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 #f9d34b, ready to copy. Hex, rgb, hsl, hsv, cmyk, cie-lab, xyz, decimal, web safe and the nearest Pantone.

Hex#f9d34b

RGB249, 211, 75

HSL47, 94%, 64%

HSV47, 70%, 98%

CMYK0%, 15%, 70%, 2%

Lab85.62, -0.63, 69.06

XYZ63.63, 67.24, 16.28

Decimal16372555

Web safe#ffcc33

Pantone122 C

Shades of gold

#f8cc2f #f7c512 #e4b408 #c89e07 #ac8706 #8f7105 #735b04 #564403 #3a2e02 #1e1701

Tints of gold

#fad75b #fadb6c #fbdf7c #fbe38c #fce79c #fcebad #fdefbd #fdf3cd #fef7dd #fefbee

Colors that go with gold

Complementary#4b71f9 Analogous#f97c4b Analogous#c8f94b Triadic#4bf9d3 Triadic#d34bf9 Split complementary#4bc8f9 Split complementary#7c4bf9

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, 15, 70, 2.

The same color needs a different cmyk build depending on the paper. Here is #f9d34b on both.

Coated stockgloss or silk, C

0 15 70 2

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

Uncoated stocknatural or matte, U

4 18 68 8

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.

Gold in css

Copy #f9d34b straight into your stylesheet.

.background { background-color: #f9d34b; }
.text { color: #f9d34b; }
.border { border: 2px solid #f9d34b; }

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 #f9d34b against black and white text, measured to the WCAG standard.

Use black text on this color for readable body copy. To test #f9d34b against any other color, not just black and white, run the pair through our contrast checker for a live WCAG reading.

Gold on a business card, sticker and pattern

A quick look at how #f9d34b 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 the color palette generator, or check a design for print with the rgb to cmyk converter.

Turn gold into a seamless pattern

Four patterns built from #f9d34b 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 #f9d34b are worked out. 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. The Pantone value is the closest reference by perceptual color distance and should be treated as a starting point, not a guaranteed match.