Pale goldenrod

#fdf7ad

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

Pale goldenrod falls in the yellow band, light and vivid. 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 #fdf7ad, ready to copy. Hex, rgb, hsl, hsv, cmyk, cie-lab, xyz, decimal, web safe and the nearest Pantone.

Hex#fdf7ad

RGB253, 247, 173

HSL55, 95%, 84%

HSV55, 32%, 99%

CMYK0%, 2%, 32%, 1%

Lab96.17, -8.85, 36.37

XYZ81.31, 90.42, 52.7

Decimal16644013

Web safe#ffff99

Pantone601 C

Shades of pale goldenrod

#fcf386 #fbef60 #faec39 #f9e813 #dfcf05 #b8ab04 #928704 #6b6303 #443f02 #1e1c01

Tints of pale goldenrod

#fdf8b3 #fdf8ba #fdf9c0 #fefac7 #fefacd #fefbd4 #fefbda #fefce1 #fefde7 #fffdee

Colors that go with pale goldenrod

Complementary#adb3fd Analogous#fdcfad Analogous#dbfdad Triadic#adfdf7 Triadic#f7adfd Split complementary#addbfd Split complementary#cfadfd

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, 32, 1.

The same color needs a different cmyk build depending on the paper. Here is #fdf7ad on both.

Coated stockgloss or silk, C

0 2 32 1

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

Uncoated stocknatural or matte, U

4 6 33 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 readrgb vs cmyk for print andwhat the k in cmyk means.

Pale goldenrod in css

Copy #fdf7ad straight into your stylesheet.

.background { background-color: #fdf7ad; }
.text { color: #fdf7ad; }
.border { border: 2px solid #fdf7ad; }

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 #fdf7ad against black and white text, measured to the WCAG standard.

Use black text on this color for readable body copy. To test #fdf7ad 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 #fdf7ad 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 #fdf7ad 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

Every value on this page for #fdf7ad is computed, not guessed. We convert from sRGB to each space with the standard formulas, so the codes match what design tools show. The coated and uncoated cmyk builds differ because uncoated stock absorbs more ink and gains dot, so the same color needs a heavier, slightly duller build on press. For Pantone we return the nearest reference by perceptual distance, which gets you close but is not a substitute for a physical swatch book.