Light goldenrod yellow

#e4e1bb

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 #e4e1bb, ready to copy. Hex, rgb, hsl, hsv, cmyk, cie-lab, xyz, decimal, web safe and the nearest Pantone.

Hex#e4e1bb

RGB228, 225, 187

HSL56, 43%, 81%

HSV56, 18%, 89%

CMYK0%, 1%, 18%, 11%

Lab88.89, -5.16, 18.99

XYZ67.89, 73.93, 57.71

Decimal14999995

Web safe#cccccc

Pantone5875 C

Shades of light goldenrod yellow

#d9d59f #cec984 #c3bd68 #b8b04d #9f983f #847e34 #686429 #4d4a1f #312f14 #161509

Tints of light goldenrod yellow

#e6e3c1 #e8e6c6 #ebe8cc #edebd1 #efedd7 #f1f0dc #f3f2e2 #f6f4e7 #f8f7ed #faf9f2

Colors that go with light goldenrod yellow

Complementary#bbbee4 Analogous#e4ccbb Analogous#d3e4bb Triadic#bbe4e1 Triadic#e1bbe4 Split complementary#bbd3e4 Split complementary#ccbbe4

Light goldenrod yellow in print

It converts to cmyk cleanly and holds its character from screen to paper. The cmyk build is 0, 1, 18, 11.

The same color needs a different cmyk build depending on the paper. Here is #e4e1bb on both.

Coated stockgloss or silk, C

0 1 18 11

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

Uncoated stocknatural or matte, U

4 5 21 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 #e4e1bb straight into your stylesheet.

.background { background-color: #e4e1bb; }
.text { color: #e4e1bb; }
.border { border: 2px solid #e4e1bb; }

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 #e4e1bb against black and white text, measured to the WCAG standard.

Use black text on this color for readable body copy. To test #e4e1bb 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 #e4e1bb 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 #e4e1bb 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 #e4e1bb is computed, not guessed. 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. For Pantone we return the nearest reference by perceptual distance, which gets you close but is not a substitute for a physical swatch book.