Gold

#ffcb4c

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

Gold is a mid orange with confident warmth. A mid orange this warm suits food, sport and friendly brands. It sits well next to deep blues for contrast, or soft tans for a grounded palette.

Gold color values

Every conversion for #ffcb4c, ready to copy. Hex, rgb, hsl, hsv, cmyk, cie-lab, xyz, decimal, web safe and the nearest Pantone.

Hex#ffcb4c

RGB255, 203, 76

HSL43, 100%, 65%

HSV43, 70%, 100%

CMYK0%, 20%, 70%, 0%

Lab84.22, 6.03, 67.44

XYZ63.9, 64.49, 15.92

Decimal16763724

Web safe#ffcc33

Pantone1225 C

Shades of gold

#ffc22e #ffba10 #f1ab00 #d39600 #b58000 #976b00 #795600 #5b4000 #3d2b00 #1f1600

Tints of gold

#ffd05c #ffd46c #ffd97c #ffde8c #ffe29d #ffe7ad #ffecbd #fff0cd #fff5dd #fffaed

Colors that go with gold

Complementary#4c80ff Analogous#ff724c Analogous#d9ff4c Triadic#4cffcb Triadic#cb4cff Split complementary#4cd9ff Split complementary#714cff

Gold 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, 20, 70, 0.

The same color needs a different cmyk build depending on the paper. Here is #ffcb4c on both.

Coated stockgloss or silk, C

0 20 70 0

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

Uncoated stocknatural or matte, U

4 22 68 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 #ffcb4c straight into your stylesheet.

.background { background-color: #ffcb4c; }
.text { color: #ffcb4c; }
.border { border: 2px solid #ffcb4c; }

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 #ffcb4c against black and white text, measured to the WCAG standard.

Use black text on this color for readable body copy. To test #ffcb4c 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 #ffcb4c 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 #ffcb4c 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 #ffcb4c 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.