Pale goldenrod

#fafaaa

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

This is Pale goldenrod, a vivid yellow at 60 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.

Pale goldenrod color values

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

Hex#fafaaa

RGB250, 250, 170

HSL60, 89%, 82%

HSV60, 32%, 98%

CMYK0%, 0%, 32%, 2%

Lab96.66, -11.8, 38.46

XYZ80.87, 91.6, 51.45

Decimal16448170

Web safe#ffff99

Pantone601 C

Shades of pale goldenrod

#f8f885 #f6f660 #f4f43c #f1f117 #d5d50d #b0b00a #8b8b08 #666606 #424204 #1d1d02

Tints of pale goldenrod

#fafab1 #fbfbb8 #fbfbbe #fcfcc5 #fcfccc #fcfcd3 #fdfdda #fdfde1 #fefee7 #fefeee

Colors that go with pale goldenrod

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Pale goldenrod 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, 0, 32, 2.

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

Coated stockgloss or silk, C

0 0 32 2

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

Uncoated stocknatural or matte, U

4 4 33 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 readrgb vs cmyk for print andwhat the k in cmyk means.

Pale goldenrod in css

Copy #fafaaa straight into your stylesheet.

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

How pale goldenrod looks on light and dark

Sample text on black

Sample text on white

Text on this color

Pale goldenrod and accessibility

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

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

Pale goldenrod on a business card, sticker and pattern

A quick look at how #fafaaa sits on real print products. Start any of these in the maker.

Business card

Sticker

Repeat pattern

Building a full palette around pale goldenrod? Pull matching colors from any photo with thecolor palette generator, or check a design for print with thergb to cmyk converter.

Turn pale goldenrod into a seamless pattern

Four patterns built from #fafaaa 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 pale goldenrod, free and print ready.

Open in pattern maker

How we calculate these values

Here is how the numbers for #fafaaa 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.