Pale goldenrod

#d9d69f

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

Pale goldenrod is a light yellow, soft at this saturation. Yellows like this read optimistic and energetic. Charcoal and navy give it the contrast it needs and purple across the wheel makes it pop.

Pale goldenrod color values

Every conversion for #d9d69f, ready to copy. Hex, rgb, hsl, hsv, cmyk, cie-lab, xyz, decimal, web safe and the nearest Pantone.

Hex#d9d69f

RGB217, 214, 159

HSL57, 43%, 74%

HSV57, 27%, 85%

CMYK0%, 1%, 27%, 15%

Lab84.66, -7.56, 27.61

XYZ58.92, 65.35, 42.31

Decimal14276255

Web safe#cccc99

Pantone616 C

Shades of pale goldenrod

#cfcb86 #c5c16e #bcb655 #aaa543 #928d3a #797530 #605d26 #47451c #2f2d12 #161509

Tints of pale goldenrod

#dcdaa7 #e0ddb0 #e3e1b8 #e6e4c0 #e9e8c9 #edebd1 #f0efd9 #f3f2e2 #f7f6ea #fafaf2

Colors that go with pale goldenrod

Complementary#9fa2d9 Analogous#d9b99f Analogous#bfd99f Triadic#9fd9d6 Triadic#d69fd9 Split complementary#9fbfd9 Split complementary#b99fd9

Pale goldenrod in print

It converts to cmyk cleanly and holds its character from screen to paper. The cmyk build is 0, 1, 27, 15.

The same color needs a different cmyk build depending on the paper. Here is #d9d69f on both.

Coated stockgloss or silk, C

0 1 27 15

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

Uncoated stocknatural or matte, U

4 5 29 21

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.

Pale goldenrod in css

Copy #d9d69f straight into your stylesheet.

.background { background-color: #d9d69f; }
.text { color: #d9d69f; }
.border { border: 2px solid #d9d69f; }

How pale goldenrod looks on light and dark

Sample text on black

Sample text on white

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Pale goldenrod and accessibility

Contrast ratios for #d9d69f against black and white text, measured to the WCAG standard.

Use black text on this color for readable body copy. To test #d9d69f against any other color, not just black and white, run the pair through ourcontrast checker for a live WCAG reading.

Pale goldenrod on a business card, sticker and pattern

A quick look at how #d9d69f sits on real print products. Start any of these in the maker.

Business card

Sticker

Repeat pattern

Building a full palette around pale goldenrod? Pull matching colors from any photo with thecolor palette generator, or check a design for print with thergb to cmyk converter.

Turn pale goldenrod into a seamless pattern

Four patterns built from #d9d69f 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 pale goldenrod, free and print ready.

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How we calculate these values

The figures for #d9d69f come from standard color math, shown so you can check them. The rgb, hsl, hsv, cie-lab and xyz values follow the standard conversions from the sRGB color space. The coated and uncoated cmyk builds differ because uncoated stock absorbs more ink and gains dot, so the same color needs a heavier, slightly duller build on press. The Pantone figure is the nearest match in our reference set by perceptual distance and it is an approximation, not an exact spot color.