Pale goldenrod

#e9e2aa

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 53 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 #e9e2aa, ready to copy. Hex, rgb, hsl, hsv, cmyk, cie-lab, xyz, decimal, web safe and the nearest Pantone.

Hex#e9e2aa

RGB233, 226, 170

HSL53, 59%, 79%

HSV53, 27%, 91%

CMYK0%, 3%, 27%, 9%

Lab89.21, -6.19, 28.3

XYZ68.06, 74.62, 48.85

Decimal15327914

Web safe#ffcc99

Pantone461 C

Shades of pale goldenrod

#e1d88c #dace6f #d2c451 #cab934 #ac9e2d #8f8325 #71681d #534d16 #36310e #181606

Tints of pale goldenrod

#ebe4b1 #ede7b8 #eee9bf #f0ecc6 #f2eecd #f4f0d4 #f6f3dc #f8f5e3 #f9f8ea #fbfaf1

Colors that go with pale goldenrod

Complementary#aab1e9 Analogous#e9c2aa Analogous#d1e9aa Triadic#aae9e2 Triadic#e2aae9 Split complementary#aad1e9 Split complementary#c2aae9

Pale goldenrod in print

It sits in a comfortable part of the gamut and reproduces reliably on press. The cmyk build is 0, 3, 27, 9.

The same color needs a different cmyk build depending on the paper. Here is #e9e2aa on both.

Coated stockgloss or silk, C

0 3 27 9

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

Uncoated stocknatural or matte, U

4 7 29 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.

Pale goldenrod in css

Copy #e9e2aa straight into your stylesheet.

.background { background-color: #e9e2aa; }
.text { color: #e9e2aa; }
.border { border: 2px solid #e9e2aa; }

How pale goldenrod looks on light and dark

Sample text on black

Sample text on white

Text on this color

Pale goldenrod and accessibility

Contrast ratios for #e9e2aa against black and white text, measured to the WCAG standard.

Use black text on this color for readable body copy. To test #e9e2aa 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 #e9e2aa sits on real print products. Start any of these in the maker.

Business 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 #e9e2aa 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 pale goldenrod, free and print ready.

Open in pattern maker

How we calculate these values

The figures for #e9e2aa come from standard color math, shown so you can check them. We convert from sRGB to each space with the standard formulas, so the codes match what design tools show. 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. For Pantone we return the nearest reference by perceptual distance, which gets you close but is not a substitute for a physical swatch book.