Gold

#fcd66e

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

Gold is a light orange with soft warmth. Oranges like this feel warm and approachable in branding. Teals and blues on the opposite side of the wheel give it contrast and warm browns keep it earthy.

Gold color values

Every conversion for #fcd66e, ready to copy. Hex, rgb, hsl, hsv, cmyk, cie-lab, xyz, decimal, web safe and the nearest Pantone.

Hex#fcd66e

RGB252, 214, 110

HSL44, 96%, 71%

HSV44, 56%, 99%

CMYK0%, 15%, 56%, 1%

Lab86.95, 1.23, 55.51

XYZ67.01, 69.91, 24.72

Decimal16569966

Web safe#ffcc66

Pantone141 C

Shades of gold

#fbcd4e #fbc42d #faba0d #e1a605 #c08e04 #a07603 #7f5e03 #5f4602 #3e2e01 #1e1601

Tints of gold

#fcda7b #fddd88 #fde194 #fde4a1 #fde8ae #feecbb #feefc7 #fef3d4 #fef6e1 #fffaee

Colors that go with gold

Complementary#6e94fc Analogous#fc8f6e Analogous#dbfc6e Triadic#6efcd6 Triadic#d66efc Split complementary#6edbfc Split complementary#8f6efc

Gold 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 0, 15, 56, 1.

The same color needs a different cmyk build depending on the paper. Here is #fcd66e on both.

Coated stockgloss or silk, C

0 15 56 1

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

Uncoated stocknatural or matte, U

4 18 56 7

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 #fcd66e straight into your stylesheet.

.background { background-color: #fcd66e; }
.text { color: #fcd66e; }
.border { border: 2px solid #fcd66e; }

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 #fcd66e against black and white text, measured to the WCAG standard.

Use black text on this color for readable body copy. To test #fcd66e 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 #fcd66e 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 #fcd66e 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

Every value on this page for #fcd66e is computed, not guessed. Rgb, hsl, hsv, lab and xyz are derived through the usual sRGB conversion formulas. The uncoated cmyk build carries more ink than the coated one, which is what a printer would compensate for when the same color runs on a rougher stock. The Pantone value is the closest reference by perceptual color distance and should be treated as a starting point, not a guaranteed match.