RAL and NCS values are nearest equivalents, not official designations.
In Western cultures, gold represents wealth, success, and achievement, often associated with awards like the Olympic gold medal. Conversely, in some Eastern traditions, gold is linked to prosperity and good fortune, signifying abundance and happiness.
The term 'gold' comes from the Old English 'geolu', meaning yellow, and has been used since at least 700 AD to describe the color of the metal. Ancient Egyptians revered gold, using it extensively in jewelry and burial artifacts, believing it symbolized immortality and divine energy.
Ranked by CIE76 ΔE — the perceptual distance from Gold. Lower ΔE means a closer match (below ~2 is barely distinguishable).
All 29 Yellows →Nine steps of Gold by lightness — from #857000 (darkest) to #FFEA7A (lightest). Click any to copy.
Sitting opposite Gold at 231° on the color wheel, these give the highest-contrast pairings.
Curated 5-color combinations featuring Gold.
Brands and institutions known for using Gold.
A 50–900 tonal scale with Gold anchored at 500 — ready to drop into a design system. Click any step to copy.
Works well as text on dark backgrounds; fails on light.
Thresholds: AA needs 4.5:1 (normal text) / 3:1 (large); AAA needs 7:1 / 4.5:1. Large = 18pt+ or 14pt+ bold.
Copy-ready values for CSS, screen and print, plus the extra conversions designers reach for.
color: gold; color-mix(in srgb, gold 70%, white) 51°, 100%, 100% 0, 16, 100, 0 16766720 #FFCC00 How Gold appears to viewers with the three main types of color blindness (~1 in 12 men, 1 in 200 women). Simulated approximations.