Gold

#ffdc12

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

Gold is a mid yellow, balanced at this saturation. A yellow this strong grabs attention fast, good for warnings and energy brands. Pair it with dark neutrals so it stays legible, or with violet for a high energy scheme.

Gold color values

Every conversion for #ffdc12, ready to copy. Hex, rgb, hsl, hsv, cmyk, cie-lab, xyz, decimal, web safe and the nearest Pantone.

Hex#ffdc12

RGB255, 220, 18

HSL51, 100%, 54%

HSV51, 93%, 100%

CMYK0%, 14%, 93%, 0%

Lab88.2, -4.29, 86.41

XYZ66.94, 72.49, 11.04

Decimal16768018

Web safe#ffcc00

Pantone109 C

Shades of gold

#f9d400 #e1bf00 #c8ab00 #b09600 #988100 #806d00 #675800 #4f4300 #372f00 #1f1a00

Tints of gold

#ffe23e #ffe654 #ffe96a #ffec80 #ffef95 #fff3ab #fff6c1 #fff9d7 #fffced

Colors that go with gold

Complementary#1235ff Analogous#ff6512 Analogous#acff12 Triadic#12ffdc Triadic#dc12ff Split complementary#12acff Split complementary#6512ff

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, 14, 93, 0.

The same color needs a different cmyk build depending on the paper. Here is #ffdc12 on both.

Coated stockgloss or silk, C

0 14 93 0

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

Uncoated stocknatural or matte, U

4 17 90 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 #ffdc12 straight into your stylesheet.

.background { background-color: #ffdc12; }
.text { color: #ffdc12; }
.border { border: 2px solid #ffdc12; }

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 #ffdc12 against black and white text, measured to the WCAG standard.

Use black text on this color for readable body copy. To test #ffdc12 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 #ffdc12 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 #ffdc12 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 #ffdc12 is computed, not guessed. We convert from sRGB to each space with the standard formulas, so the codes match what design tools show. 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.