Light goldenrod yellow

#e4e9c4

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

Light goldenrod yellow falls in the yellow band, light and soft. Yellows like this read optimistic and energetic. Pair it with dark neutrals so it stays legible, or with violet for a high energy scheme.

Light goldenrod yellow color values

Every conversion for #e4e9c4, ready to copy. Hex, rgb, hsl, hsv, cmyk, cie-lab, xyz, decimal, web safe and the nearest Pantone.

Hex#e4e9c4

RGB228, 233, 196

HSL68, 46%, 84%

HSV68, 16%, 91%

CMYK2%, 0%, 16%, 9%

Lab91.12, -7.86, 17.44

XYZ71.1, 78.76, 63.68

Decimal15002052

Web safe#ccffcc

Pantone580 C

Shades of light goldenrod yellow

#d7dea7 #c9d38a #bcc96d #afbe50 #99a73e #7f8a34 #646d29 #4a501e #2f3313 #141608

Tints of light goldenrod yellow

#e6ebc9 #e8eccd #eaeed2 #ecf0d6 #eff2db #f1f3e0 #f3f5e4 #f5f7e9 #f7f8ed #f9faf2

Colors that go with light goldenrod yellow

Complementary#c9c4e9 Analogous#e9dbc4 Analogous#d2e9c4 Triadic#c4e4e9 Triadic#e9c4e4 Split complementary#c4d2e9 Split complementary#dcc4e9

Light goldenrod yellow in print

It sits in a comfortable part of the gamut and reproduces reliably on press. The cmyk build is 2, 0, 16, 9.

The same color needs a different cmyk build depending on the paper. Here is #e4e9c4 on both.

Coated stockgloss or silk, C

2 0 16 9

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

Uncoated stocknatural or matte, U

6 4 19 15

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.

Light goldenrod yellow in css

Copy #e4e9c4 straight into your stylesheet.

.background { background-color: #e4e9c4; }
.text { color: #e4e9c4; }
.border { border: 2px solid #e4e9c4; }

How light goldenrod yellow looks on light and dark

Sample text on black

Sample text on white

Text on this color

Light goldenrod yellow and accessibility

Contrast ratios for #e4e9c4 against black and white text, measured to the WCAG standard.

Use black text on this color for readable body copy. To test #e4e9c4 against any other color, not just black and white, run the pair through ourcontrast checker for a live WCAG reading.

Light goldenrod yellow on a business card, sticker and pattern

A quick look at how #e4e9c4 sits on real print products. Start any of these in the maker.

Business card

Sticker

Repeat pattern

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

Turn light goldenrod yellow into a seamless pattern

Four patterns built from #e4e9c4 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 light goldenrod yellow, free and print ready.

Open in pattern maker

How we calculate these values

Every value on this page for #e4e9c4 is computed, not guessed. Rgb, hsl, hsv, lab and xyz are derived through the usual sRGB conversion formulas. 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.