Pale goldenrod

#fbf5bc

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

Pale goldenrod is a light yellow, relaxed 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.

Pale goldenrod color values

Every conversion for #fbf5bc, ready to copy. Hex, rgb, hsl, hsv, cmyk, cie-lab, xyz, decimal, web safe and the nearest Pantone.

Hex#fbf5bc

RGB251, 245, 188

HSL54, 89%, 86%

HSV54, 25%, 98%

CMYK0%, 2%, 25%, 2%

Lab95.77, -6.71, 28.24

XYZ81.51, 89.44, 60.55

Decimal16512444

Web safe#ffffcc

Pantone600 C

Shades of pale goldenrod

#f9ef95 #f6e96f #f4e448 #f2de22 #deca0d #b7a70b #908409 #6a6006 #433d04 #1d1a02

Tints of pale goldenrod

#fcf6c6 #fcf8d0 #fdf9da #fdfbe4 #fefcee

Colors that go with pale goldenrod

Complementary#bcc2fb Analogous#fbd6bc Analogous#e1fbbc Triadic#bcfbf5 Triadic#f5bcfb Split complementary#bce1fb Split complementary#d6bcfb

Pale goldenrod in print

A color this vivid sometimes sits just outside cmyk gamut, so expect a small dip in punch on paper. The cmyk build is 0, 2, 25, 2.

The same color needs a different cmyk build depending on the paper. Here is #fbf5bc on both.

Coated stockgloss or silk, C

0 2 25 2

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

Uncoated stocknatural or matte, U

4 6 27 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.

Pale goldenrod in css

Copy #fbf5bc straight into your stylesheet.

.background { background-color: #fbf5bc; }
.text { color: #fbf5bc; }
.border { border: 2px solid #fbf5bc; }

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 #fbf5bc against black and white text, measured to the WCAG standard.

Use black text on this color for readable body copy. To test #fbf5bc against any other color, not just black and white, run the pair through our contrast checker for a live WCAG reading.

Pale goldenrod on a business card, sticker and pattern

A quick look at how #fbf5bc 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 the color palette generator, or check a design for print with the rgb to cmyk converter.

Turn pale goldenrod into a seamless pattern

Four patterns built from #fbf5bc 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 #fbf5bc 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.