Pale goldenrod

#eaeaaa

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 60 degrees. Yellows like this read optimistic and energetic. Charcoal and navy give it the contrast it needs and purple across the wheel makes it pop.

Pale goldenrod color values

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

Hex#eaeaaa
RGB234, 234, 170
HSL60, 60%, 79%
HSV60, 27%, 92%
CMYK0%, 0%, 27%, 8%
Lab91.34, -9.84, 31.18
XYZ70.61, 79.24, 49.6
Decimal15395498
Web safe#ffff99
Pantone600 C
Pantone600 CHex#eaeaaaRgb234 234 170Cmyk0 0 27 8Lab91 -10 31Darker#cece37Deep#dcdc71Lighter#f7f7e4

Shades of pale goldenrod

Tints of pale goldenrod

Colors that go with pale goldenrod

Pale goldenrod 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, 27, 8.

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

Coated stockgloss or silk, C
0 0 27 8
Ink sits on the surface, so colors stay bright and close to screen.
Uncoated stocknatural or matte, U
4 4 29 14
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 #eaeaaa straight into your stylesheet.

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

How pale goldenrod looks on light and dark

Pale goldenrod and accessibility

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

Textwhite text on this color
1.25:1
AAfail · AA largefail · AAAfail
Textblack text on this color
16.85:1
AApass · AA largepass · AAApass

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

Every value on this page for #eaeaaa is computed, not guessed. The rgb, hsl, hsv, cie-lab and xyz values follow the standard conversions from the sRGB color space. 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.