Light goldenrod yellow

#f9fbd5

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

This is Light goldenrod yellow, a vivid yellow at 63 degrees. Yellows like this read optimistic and energetic. Pair it with dark neutrals so it stays legible, or with violet for a high energy scheme.

Light goldenrod yellow color values

Every conversion for #f9fbd5, ready to copy. Hex, rgb, hsl, hsv, cmyk, cie-lab, xyz, decimal, web safe and the nearest Pantone.

Hex#f9fbd5

RGB249, 251, 213

HSL63, 83%, 91%

HSV63, 15%, 98%

CMYK1%, 0%, 15%, 2%

Lab97.61, -6.88, 18.02

XYZ85.57, 93.94, 76.57

Decimal16382933

Web safe#ffffcc

Pantone607 C

Shades of light goldenrod yellow

#f3f7ad #eef386 #e8f05e #e2ec37 #d7e216 #b1ba12 #8c930e #666b0a #404406 #1b1c03

Tints of light goldenrod yellow

#f9fbd8 #fafbda #fafcdd #fafcdf #fbfce2 #fbfce4 #fcfde7 #fcfdea #fcfdec #fdfdef

Colors that go with light goldenrod yellow

Complementary#d7d5fb Analogous#fbead5 Analogous#e6fbd5 Triadic#d5f9fb Triadic#fbd5f9 Split complementary#d5e6fb Split complementary#ead5fb

Light goldenrod yellow in print

It is pale enough that on uncoated stock it can read even lighter than on screen. The cmyk build is 1, 0, 15, 2.

The same color needs a different cmyk build depending on the paper. Here is #f9fbd5 on both.

Coated stockgloss or silk, C

1 0 15 2

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

Uncoated stocknatural or matte, U

5 4 18 8

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 readrgb vs cmyk for print andwhat the k in cmyk means.

Light goldenrod yellow in css

Copy #f9fbd5 straight into your stylesheet.

.background { background-color: #f9fbd5; }
.text { color: #f9fbd5; }
.border { border: 2px solid #f9fbd5; }

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 #f9fbd5 against black and white text, measured to the WCAG standard.

Use black text on this color for readable body copy. To test #f9fbd5 against any other color, not just black and white, run the pair through ourcontrast checker for a live WCAG reading.

Light goldenrod yellow on a business card, sticker and pattern

A quick look at how #f9fbd5 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 thecolor palette generator, or check a design for print with thergb to cmyk converter.

Turn light goldenrod yellow into a seamless pattern

Four patterns built from #f9fbd5 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 #f9fbd5 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.