Pale goldenrod

#e4e699

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

This is Pale goldenrod, a strong yellow at 62 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.

Pale goldenrod color values

Every conversion for #e4e699, ready to copy. Hex, rgb, hsl, hsv, cmyk, cie-lab, xyz, decimal, web safe and the nearest Pantone.

Hex#e4e699
RGB228, 230, 153
HSL62, 61%, 75%
HSV62, 33%, 90%
CMYK1%, 0%, 33%, 10%
Lab89.57, -12.2, 37.36
XYZ66.04, 75.39, 41.21
Decimal15001241
Web safe#ccff99
Pantone587 C
Pantone587 CHex#e4e699Rgb228 230 153Cmyk1 0 33 10Lab90 -12 37Darker#bdc12fDeep#d5d860Lighter#f2f2d4

Shades of pale goldenrod

Tints of pale goldenrod

Colors that go with pale goldenrod

Pale goldenrod in print

It sits in a comfortable part of the gamut and reproduces reliably on press. The cmyk build is 1, 0, 33, 10.

The same color needs a different cmyk build depending on the paper. Here is #e4e699 on both.

Coated stockgloss or silk, C
1 0 33 10
Ink sits on the surface, so colors stay bright and close to screen.
Uncoated stocknatural or matte, U
5 4 34 16
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.

Pale goldenrod in css

Copy #e4e699 straight into your stylesheet.

.background { background-color: #e4e699; }
.text { color: #e4e699; }
.border { border: 2px solid #e4e699; }

How pale goldenrod looks on light and dark

Pale goldenrod and accessibility

Contrast ratios for #e4e699 against black and white text, measured to the WCAG standard.

Textwhite text on this color
1.31:1
AAfail · AA largefail · AAAfail
Textblack text on this color
16.08:1
AApass · AA largepass · AAApass

Use black text on this color for readable body copy. To test #e4e699 against any other color, not just black and white, run the pair through ourcontrast checker for a live WCAG reading.

Pale goldenrod on a business card, sticker and pattern

A quick look at how #e4e699 sits on real print products. Start any of these in the maker.

Your nameFounderhello@brand.comBusiness card
Sticker
Repeat pattern

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

Turn pale goldenrod into a seamless pattern

Four patterns built from #e4e699 and its shades, free at print quality. Click any one to keep editing in the pattern maker.

Make posters, wallpaper and packaging art from pale goldenrod, free and print ready.

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How we calculate these values

Here is how the numbers for #e4e699 are worked out. 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.