Gold

#ffca53

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

Gold is a mid orange with grounded warmth. A mid orange this warm suits food, sport and friendly brands. 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 #ffca53, ready to copy. Hex, rgb, hsl, hsv, cmyk, cie-lab, xyz, decimal, web safe and the nearest Pantone.

Hex#ffca53

RGB255, 202, 83

HSL42, 100%, 66%

HSV42, 67%, 100%

CMYK0%, 21%, 67%, 0%

Lab84.03, 6.9, 64.37

XYZ63.92, 64.13, 17.19

Decimal16763475

Web safe#ffcc66

Pantone1225 C

Shades of gold

#ffc134 #ffb716 #f6aa00 #d79500 #b88000 #9a6a00 #7b5500 #5c4000 #3d2a00 #1f1500

Tints of gold

#ffcf62 #ffd372 #ffd881 #ffdd91 #ffe2a0 #ffe6af #ffebbf #fff0ce #fff5de #fff9ed

Colors that go with gold

Complementary#5388ff Analogous#ff7453 Analogous#deff53 Triadic#53ffca Triadic#ca53ff Split complementary#53deff Split complementary#7453ff

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, 21, 67, 0.

The same color needs a different cmyk build depending on the paper. Here is #ffca53 on both.

Coated stockgloss or silk, C

0 21 67 0

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

Uncoated stocknatural or matte, U

4 23 66 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.

Gold in css

Copy #ffca53 straight into your stylesheet.

.background { background-color: #ffca53; }
.text { color: #ffca53; }
.border { border: 2px solid #ffca53; }

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 #ffca53 against black and white text, measured to the WCAG standard.

Use black text on this color for readable body copy. To test #ffca53 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 #ffca53 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 #ffca53 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

Here is how the numbers for #ffca53 are worked out. 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. The Pantone value is the closest reference by perceptual color distance and should be treated as a starting point, not a guaranteed match.