Gold

#fdd76d

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

This is Gold, a vivid orange at 44 degrees. 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 #fdd76d, ready to copy. Hex, rgb, hsl, hsv, cmyk, cie-lab, xyz, decimal, web safe and the nearest Pantone.

Hex#fdd76d
RGB253, 215, 109
HSL44, 97%, 71%
HSV44, 57%, 99%
CMYK0%, 15%, 57%, 1%
Lab87.28, 1.05, 56.38
XYZ67.57, 70.59, 24.53
Decimal16635757
Web safe#ffcc66
Pantone141 C
Pantone141 CHex#fdd76dRgb253 215 109Cmyk0 15 57 1Lab87 1 56Darker#d8a003Deep#fcc427Lighter#fae9b7

Shades of gold

Tints of gold

Colors that go with gold

Gold 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, 15, 57, 1.

The same color needs a different cmyk build depending on the paper. Here is #fdd76d on both.

Coated stockgloss or silk, C
0 15 57 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 #fdd76d straight into your stylesheet.

.background { background-color: #fdd76d; }
.text { color: #fdd76d; }
.border { border: 2px solid #fdd76d; }

How gold looks on light and dark

Gold and accessibility

Contrast ratios for #fdd76d against black and white text, measured to the WCAG standard.

Textwhite text on this color
1.39:1
AA fail · AA large fail · AAA fail
Textblack text on this color
15.12:1
AA pass · AA large pass · AAA pass

Use black text on this color for readable body copy. To test #fdd76d 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 #fdd76d sits on real print products. Start any of these in the maker.

Your nameFounderhello@brand.comBusiness 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 #fdd76d and its shades, free at print quality. Click any one to keep editing in the pattern maker.

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 #fdd76d 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. The Pantone value is the closest reference by perceptual color distance and should be treated as a starting point, not a guaranteed match.