Light goldenrod yellow

#e2e2bc

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 soft yellow at 60 degrees. 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 #e2e2bc, ready to copy. Hex, rgb, hsl, hsv, cmyk, cie-lab, xyz, decimal, web safe and the nearest Pantone.

Hex#e2e2bc

RGB226, 226, 188

HSL60, 40%, 81%

HSV60, 17%, 89%

CMYK0%, 0%, 17%, 11%

Lab89.01, -6.25, 18.62

XYZ67.64, 74.19, 58.33

Decimal14869180

Web safe#cccccc

Pantone5807 C

Shades of light goldenrod yellow

#d6d6a1 #cbcb86 #bfbf6c #b4b451 #9b9b43 #808038 #66662c #4b4b20 #303015 #151509

Tints of light goldenrod yellow

#e4e4c1 #e7e7c7 #e9e9cc #ebebd2 #eeeed7 #f0f0dd #f3f3e2 #f5f5e8 #f7f7ed #fafaf3

Colors that go with light goldenrod yellow

Complementary#bcbce2 Analogous#e2cfbc Analogous#cfe2bc Triadic#bce2e2 Triadic#e2bce2 Split complementary#bccfe2 Split complementary#cfbce2

Light goldenrod yellow 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, 0, 17, 11.

The same color needs a different cmyk build depending on the paper. Here is #e2e2bc on both.

Coated stockgloss or silk, C

0 0 17 11

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

Uncoated stocknatural or matte, U

4 4 20 17

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 #e2e2bc straight into your stylesheet.

.background { background-color: #e2e2bc; }
.text { color: #e2e2bc; }
.border { border: 2px solid #e2e2bc; }

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 #e2e2bc against black and white text, measured to the WCAG standard.

Use black text on this color for readable body copy. To test #e2e2bc 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 #e2e2bc 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 #e2e2bc 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

The figures for #e2e2bc 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 uncoated cmyk build carries more ink than the coated one, which is what a printer would compensate for when the same color runs on a rougher stock. The Pantone figure is the nearest match in our reference set by perceptual distance and it is an approximation, not an exact spot color.