Gold

#ffe93f

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

This is Gold, a vivid yellow at 53 degrees. 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 #ffe93f, ready to copy. Hex, rgb, hsl, hsv, cmyk, cie-lab, xyz, decimal, web safe and the nearest Pantone.

Hex#ffe93f

RGB255, 233, 63

HSL53, 100%, 62%

HSV53, 75%, 100%

CMYK0%, 9%, 75%, 0%

Lab91.64, -9.7, 79.24

XYZ71.28, 79.9, 16.37

Decimal16771391

Web safe#ffff33

Pantone803 C

Shades of gold

#ffe622 #e8cd00 #cbb400 #ae9a00 #928100 #756700 #584e00 #3b3500 #1f1b00

Tints of gold

#ffed62 #ffef73 #fff185 #fff396 #fff5a7 #fff7b9 #fff9ca #fffbdc #fffded

Colors that go with gold

Complementary#3f55ff Analogous#ff893f Analogous#b5ff3f Triadic#3fffe9 Triadic#e93fff Split complementary#3fb5ff Split complementary#893fff

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, 9, 75, 0.

The same color needs a different cmyk build depending on the paper. Here is #ffe93f on both.

Coated stockgloss or silk, C

0 9 75 0

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

Uncoated stocknatural or matte, U

4 12 73 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 #ffe93f straight into your stylesheet.

.background { background-color: #ffe93f; }
.text { color: #ffe93f; }
.border { border: 2px solid #ffe93f; }

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 #ffe93f against black and white text, measured to the WCAG standard.

Use black text on this color for readable body copy. To test #ffe93f 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 #ffe93f 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 #ffe93f 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 #ffe93f are worked out. The rgb, hsl, hsv, cie-lab and xyz values follow the standard conversions from the sRGB color space. 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 figure is the nearest match in our reference set by perceptual distance and it is an approximation, not an exact spot color.