Gold

#d5cb2f

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 56 degrees. A yellow this strong grabs attention fast, good for warnings and energy brands. Charcoal and navy give it the contrast it needs and purple across the wheel makes it pop.

Gold color values

Every conversion for #d5cb2f, ready to copy. Hex, rgb, hsl, hsv, cmyk, cie-lab, xyz, decimal, web safe and the nearest Pantone.

Hex#d5cb2f

RGB213, 203, 47

HSL56, 66%, 51%

HSV56, 78%, 84%

CMYK0%, 5%, 78%, 16%

Lab80.22, -12.96, 72.45

XYZ49.31, 57.06, 11.1

Decimal14011183

Web safe#cccc33

Pantone611 C

Shades of gold

#c5bc28 #b2aa24 #9f9720 #8c851c #797318 #666115 #534f11 #403d0d #2d2a09 #191805

Tints of gold

#d9d042 #ddd556 #e1d969 #e5de7c #e9e390 #ece8a3 #f0edb6 #f4f2ca #f8f6dd #fcfbf0

Colors that go with gold

Complementary#2f39d5 Analogous#d5782f Analogous#8cd52f Triadic#2fd5cb Triadic#cb2fd5 Split complementary#2f8cd5 Split complementary#782fd5

Gold in print

It sits in a comfortable part of the gamut and reproduces reliably on press. The cmyk build is 0, 5, 78, 16.

The same color needs a different cmyk build depending on the paper. Here is #d5cb2f on both.

Coated stockgloss or silk, C

0 5 78 16

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

Uncoated stocknatural or matte, U

4 9 76 22

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 #d5cb2f straight into your stylesheet.

.background { background-color: #d5cb2f; }
.text { color: #d5cb2f; }
.border { border: 2px solid #d5cb2f; }

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 #d5cb2f against black and white text, measured to the WCAG standard.

Use black text on this color for readable body copy. To test #d5cb2f 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 #d5cb2f 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 #d5cb2f 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 #d5cb2f is computed, not guessed. 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.