Gold or Golden is a web color that belongs to the yellow color family (hue). The color has a yellow-orange tone, representing the element of gold color. The traditional gold color, also called "Metallic Gold" has a dark yellow shade and is represented in hex code D4AF37.
Gold is a color of wealth, success, and achievement. It is associated with status, abundance, prosperity, and luxury.
What color is Gold (Golden)?
Gold (Golden) color belongs to the Yellow color family (hue). The hexadecimal color code(color number) for Gold (Golden) is #FFD700, and the RGB color code is RGB(255, 215, 0).
In the RGB color model, Gold (Golden) has a red value of 255, a green value of 215, and a blue value of 0. The CMYK color model (also known as process color, used in color printing) comprises 0.0% cyan, 15.7% magenta, 100.0% yellow, and 0.0% key (black). The HSL color scale has a hue of 50.6° (degrees), 100.0 % saturation, and 50.0 % lightness. In the HSB/HSV color space, Gold (Golden) has a hue of 50.6° (degrees), 100.0 % saturation and 100.0 % brightness/value.
Gold (Golden) is cool or warm?
The color Gold (Golden) is a warm color.
What is the LRV of Gold (Golden)? (For interior and product design)
Gold (Golden) has an LRV of nearly 69.9. By LRV value, it is a light color.
Light Reflectance Value (LRV) is a measure of how much visible light is reflected off a surface. It is a number on a scale of 0 to 100, with 0 being pure black and 100 being pure white. The higher the LRV, the more light the color reflects and the lighter it will appear.
Compare LRV 69.9 of Gold (Golden) with dark and light color
Is Gold (Golden) Readable? WCAG Contrast Checker (For digital design)
Check if the color Gold (Golden) meets Web Content Accessibility Guidelines (WCAG) standards, minimum contrast ratio standards between text and background colors. The WCAG (Web Content Accessibility Guidelines) provides global standards for readable web content.
WCAG Recommendations - Large Text: above 18pt or 14pt bold. Normal Text: below 18pt or 14pt bold.
- Minimum contrast ratio (AA): 4.5 for normal text and 3 for large text.
- Enhanced contrast ratio (AAA): 7 for normal text and 4.5 for large text.
Normal text - 14pt
Normal Bold text - 12pt
Large text - 18pt
Large Bold text - 14pt
Color Codes - Color Space Conversions
Gold (Golden) color codes / color number / color space conversions - HEX, RGBA, CMYK, HSL, HSV/HSB, HYZ, CMY, HWB, RYB
- Hex triplet
- #FFD700
- Red
- FF
- Green
- D7
- Blue
- 00
- Red
- 255 (100.0%)
- Green
- 215 (84.3%)
- Blue
- 0 (0.0%)
- Alpha
- 1 (100.0%)
- Cyan
- 0.00%
- Magenta
- 15.69%
- Yellow
- 100.00%
- Key
- 0.00%
- Hue
- 50.59°
- Saturation
- 100.00 %
- Lightness
- 50.00 %
- Hue
- 50.59°
- Saturation
- 100.00 %
- Brightness / Value
- 100.00 %
- Red
- 40 (15.7%)
- Yellow
- 215 (84.3%)
- Blue
- 0 (0.0%)
- Hue
- 50.59°
- Whiteness
- 0.00 %
- Blackness
- 0.00 %
- Cyan
- 0.00%
- Magenta
- 15.69%
- Yellow
- 100.00%
- X
- 65.54
- Y
- 69.86
- Z
- 10.03
- Y1
- 69.86
- X
- 0.45
- Y2
- 0.48
- L
- 86.93
- A
- -1.92
- B
- 87.14
- L
- 86.93
- C
- 87.16
- H
- 91.27
- L
- 86.93
- U
- 35.5
- V
- 92.09
- L
- 83.58
- A
- -6.3
- B
- 51.39
- LRV
- ~ 69.9 %
- Munsell Color System
- 1.4Y 8.6/19.5
Similar Colors and Paints
What is Delta E (ΔE)?
Delta E is the standard measure of how different two colors look to the human eye, rather than how far apart their hex codes happen to be. It runs from 0, an exact match, to 100, the largest possible difference — so the lower the Delta E, the closer the match. The match percentage shown on each color below is simply 100% minus its ΔE.
Named colors similar to Gold (Golden)
These are the named colors closest to Gold (Golden) , closest match first. Each card shows how much of the color the human eye sees as the same, measured as Delta E (ΔE).
Similar colors from Pantone, RAL, and other color matching system
Pantone PMS
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Pantone TCX
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British Standard 4800
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Pantone TPX
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RAL Classic
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RAL Design
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Similar colors from Brand, Business, School, Organization, Sports, Flag
Paint similar to Gold (Golden)
These are the real paint colors closest to Gold (Golden) from major brands, ranked by Delta E (ΔE) match. A paint above 98% will be hard to tell apart from Gold (Golden) once it is on a wall.
Benjamin Moore
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Dunn-Edwards
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PPG Paints
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Valspar
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Sherwin Williams
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Behr
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Farrow & Ball
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Color Combinations
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Monochromatic colors belong to the same hue angle but different tints and shades. Monochromatic color palette can be generated by keeping the exact hue of the base color and then changing the saturation and lightness.
Analogous colors are a group of colors adjacent to each other on a color wheel. Group of these adjacent colors forms Analogous color scheme Palette. Analogous Palette can be generated by increasing or decreasing the hue value by 30 points.
The triadic color palette has three colors separated by 120° in the RGB color wheel
The tetradic colour scheme composed of two sets of complementary colors in a rectangular shape on the color wheel.
Complementary / Opposite Color
Complementary / Opposite Color
Complementary colors are pairs of colors which, when combined or mixed, cancel each other out (lose hue) by producing a grayscale color like white or black. When placed next to each other, they create the strongest contrast for those two colors. Complementary colors also called opposite colors. Complementary color schemes are created using two opposite colors on the color wheel. The examples are red–cyan, green–magenta, and blue–yellow.
What is the contrasting color of Gold (Golden) - #FFD700?
Color that best contrast with Gold (Golden) - #FFD700 is #0028FF, color name is Blue*. Contrast indicates a strong difference in color. Contrasting color can be found several ways, Complimentary contrast is one of them. Complementary contrast colors are opposite each other on the color wheel.
What color compliments Gold (Golden) - #FFD700?
Complementary or Opposite color for Gold (Golden) - #FFD700 is #0028FF, color name is Blue*.
Example Color Images and Mockup
Gold (Golden) - #FFD700 Color Images and Patterns
