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All you need to know about Gold.

Find out what the color means and how you can pair it with other colors to achieve beautiful results.

The color Gold has the same name and symbolism as the valuable metallic resource associated with achievement, accomplishment, luxury, royalty, eminence, and fortune. Besides, it signifies liberality and sympathy, thus being inseparable from godliness and strength in numerous religious settings.

Gold complements well with splendid shades like orange and yellow for brilliant golden palettes, also colors associated with nature like greens and blues. Adding black to complement the color gold can create a luxurious and dramatic effect. This color pairing is broadly utilized in printing techniques, such as foil printing to emphasize the design elements.

Gold hex code: #FFD700

Color conversion

HEX
#FFD700

RGB DECIMAL
255, 215, 0

RGB PERCENTAGE
1.0, 0.8, 0.0

HSL
50.6, 1.0, 0.5, 1.0

HSV
50.6, 1.0, 1.0

CMYK
0.0, 0.2, 1.0, 0.0

LAB
86.9, -1.9, 87.1

NUMBER
16766720

LUMINANCE
0.70

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