Pale goldenrod

#fef8bc

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 #fef8bc, ready to copy. Hex, rgb, hsl, hsv, cmyk, cie-lab, xyz, decimal, web safe and the nearest Pantone.

Hex#fef8bc
RGB254, 248, 188
HSL55, 97%, 87%
HSV55, 26%, 100%
CMYK0%, 2%, 26%, 0%
Lab96.75, -7.1, 29.62
XYZ83.52, 91.84, 60.9
Decimal16709820
Web safe#ffffcc
Pantone600 C
Pantone600 CHex#fef8bcRgb254 248 188Cmyk0 2 26 0Lab97 -7 30Darker#fce92fDeep#fdf176Lighter#fdfbe2

Shades of pale goldenrod

Tints of pale goldenrod

Colors that go with pale goldenrod

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, 2, 26, 0.

The same color needs a different cmyk build depending on the paper. Here is #fef8bc on both.

Coated stockgloss or silk, C
0 2 26 0
Ink sits on the surface, so colors stay bright and close to screen.
Uncoated stocknatural or matte, U
4 6 28 6
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 #fef8bc straight into your stylesheet.

.background { background-color: #fef8bc; }
.text { color: #fef8bc; }
.border { border: 2px solid #fef8bc; }

How pale goldenrod looks on light and dark

Pale goldenrod and accessibility

Contrast ratios for #fef8bc against black and white text, measured to the WCAG standard.

Textwhite text on this color
1.08:1
AA fail · AA large fail · AAA fail
Textblack text on this color
19.37:1
AA pass · AA large pass · AAA pass

Use black text on this color for readable body copy. To test #fef8bc 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 #fef8bc 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 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 #fef8bc and its shades, free at print quality. Click any one to keep editing in the pattern maker.

Make posters, wallpaper and packaging art from pale goldenrod, free and print ready.

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How we calculate these values

Every value on this page for #fef8bc is computed, not guessed. The rgb, hsl, hsv, cie-lab and xyz values follow the standard conversions from the sRGB color space. 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 figure is the nearest match in our reference set by perceptual distance and it is an approximation, not an exact spot color.