Gold

#dbbc2f

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

Gold is a mid yellow, balanced at this saturation. 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 #dbbc2f, ready to copy. Hex, rgb, hsl, hsv, cmyk, cie-lab, xyz, decimal, web safe and the nearest Pantone.

Hex#dbbc2f

RGB219, 188, 47

HSL49, 70%, 52%

HSV49, 79%, 86%

CMYK0%, 14%, 79%, 14%

Lab76.82, -2.71, 69.61

XYZ47.71, 51.23, 10.06

Decimal14400559

Web safe#cccc33

Pantone110 C

Shades of gold

#cfb024 #bb9f20 #a78e1d #927d19 #7e6c16 #6a5b12 #56490f #42380b #2e2708 #1a1605

Tints of gold

#dec242 #e2c856 #e5cf69 #e8d57c #ecdb8f #efe1a3 #f2e7b6 #f6eec9 #f9f4dd #fcfaf0

Colors that go with gold

Complementary#2f4edb Analogous#db662f Analogous#a4db2f Triadic#2fdbbc Triadic#bc2fdb Split complementary#2fa4db Split complementary#662fdb

Gold in print

The cmyk build is well inside gamut, so what you see on screen is close to what prints. The cmyk build is 0, 14, 79, 14.

The same color needs a different cmyk build depending on the paper. Here is #dbbc2f on both.

Coated stockgloss or silk, C

0 14 79 14

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

Uncoated stocknatural or matte, U

4 17 77 20

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 #dbbc2f straight into your stylesheet.

.background { background-color: #dbbc2f; }
.text { color: #dbbc2f; }
.border { border: 2px solid #dbbc2f; }

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 #dbbc2f against black and white text, measured to the WCAG standard.

Use black text on this color for readable body copy. To test #dbbc2f 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 #dbbc2f 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 #dbbc2f 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 #dbbc2f 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.