Gold

#d4c728

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

This is Gold, a strong yellow at 55 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 #d4c728, ready to copy. Hex, rgb, hsl, hsv, cmyk, cie-lab, xyz, decimal, web safe and the nearest Pantone.

Hex#d4c728

RGB212, 199, 40

HSL55, 68%, 49%

HSV55, 81%, 83%

CMYK0%, 6%, 81%, 17%

Lab79.04, -11.6, 73.34

XYZ47.96, 55.0, 10.1

Decimal13944616

Web safe#cccc33

Pantone605 C

Shades of gold

#c1b624 #afa421 #9c931d #89811a #777016 #645e13 #524d0f #3f3b0c #2c2a08 #1a1805

Tints of gold

#dace3a #ded34e #e1d863 #e5dd77 #e9e28b #ede79f #f1ecb3 #f5f1c8 #f8f6dc #fcfbf0

Colors that go with gold

Complementary#2835d4 Analogous#d47128 Analogous#8bd428 Triadic#28d4c7 Triadic#c728d4 Split complementary#288bd4 Split complementary#7128d4

Gold in print

It sits in a comfortable part of the gamut and reproduces reliably on press. The cmyk build is 0, 6, 81, 17.

The same color needs a different cmyk build depending on the paper. Here is #d4c728 on both.

Coated stockgloss or silk, C

0 6 81 17

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

Uncoated stocknatural or matte, U

4 10 79 23

The stock absorbs ink and gains dot, so it needs a heavier build and reads a touch softer.

This color converts to cmyk comfortably and should hold on press.

See how it converts in the rgb to cmyk converter, or readrgb vs cmyk for print andwhat the k in cmyk means.

Gold in css

Copy #d4c728 straight into your stylesheet.

.background { background-color: #d4c728; }
.text { color: #d4c728; }
.border { border: 2px solid #d4c728; }

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 #d4c728 against black and white text, measured to the WCAG standard.

Use black text on this color for readable body copy. To test #d4c728 against any other color, not just black and white, run the pair through ourcontrast checker for a live WCAG reading.

Gold on a business card, sticker and pattern

A quick look at how #d4c728 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 thecolor palette generator, or check a design for print with thergb to cmyk converter.

Turn gold into a seamless pattern

Four patterns built from #d4c728 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 #d4c728 are worked out. We convert from sRGB to each space with the standard formulas, so the codes match what design tools show. 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 value is the closest reference by perceptual color distance and should be treated as a starting point, not a guaranteed match.