Light goldenrod yellow

#cae8a2

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

This is Light goldenrod yellow, a strong green at 86 degrees. Light greens like this signal fresh, natural and wellness. Warm terracotta and clay across the wheel balance it and cream keeps it fresh.

Light goldenrod yellow color values

Every conversion for #cae8a2, ready to copy. Hex, rgb, hsl, hsv, cmyk, cie-lab, xyz, decimal, web safe and the nearest Pantone.

Hex#cae8a2

RGB202, 232, 162

HSL86, 60%, 77%

HSV86, 30%, 91%

CMYK13%, 0%, 30%, 9%

Lab88.39, -21.67, 30.9

XYZ59.74, 72.88, 45.1

Decimal13297826

Web safe#ccff99

Pantone365 C

Shades of light goldenrod yellow

#b9e185 #a9da68 #98d24b #87c731 #73aa2a #608d23 #4c701c #385314 #24360d #111906

Tints of light goldenrod yellow

#ceeaaa #d3ecb2 #d7eeba #dcf0c1 #e0f2c9 #e5f4d1 #e9f6d9 #eef8e1 #f2fae9 #f7fbf1

Colors that go with light goldenrod yellow

Complementary#c0a2e8 Analogous#e8e3a2 Analogous#a7e8a2 Triadic#a2cae8 Triadic#e8a2ca Split complementary#a2a7e8 Split complementary#e3a2e8

Light goldenrod yellow in print

It sits in a comfortable part of the gamut and reproduces reliably on press. The cmyk build is 13, 0, 30, 9.

The same color needs a different cmyk build depending on the paper. Here is #cae8a2 on both.

Coated stockgloss or silk, C

13 0 30 9

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

Uncoated stocknatural or matte, U

16 4 32 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 #cae8a2 straight into your stylesheet.

.background { background-color: #cae8a2; }
.text { color: #cae8a2; }
.border { border: 2px solid #cae8a2; }

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 #cae8a2 against black and white text, measured to the WCAG standard.

Use black text on this color for readable body copy. To test #cae8a2 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 #cae8a2 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 #cae8a2 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.

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How we calculate these values

Here is how the numbers for #cae8a2 are worked out. The rgb, hsl, hsv, cie-lab and xyz values follow the standard conversions from the sRGB color space. 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.