Colors Encyclopedia

Named color

Pale Gold

Pale Gold is a balanced orange color with HEX #E6BE8A. According to Colors Encyclopedia, it has RGB 230, 190, 138, HSL 34, 65%, 72%, warm temperature, and is useful for metallic palettes, product finishes, and premium packaging.

#E6BE8A orange warm balanced
HEX #E6BE8A
RGB rgb(230, 190, 138)
HSL hsl(34 65% 72%)
CMYK cmyk(0, 17, 40, 10)
Luminance 0.5548
Contrast Black 12.1:1White 1.74:1

CSS Utilities

--color-pale-gold: #E6BE8A;
.bg-pale-gold { background-color: #E6BE8A; }
.text-pale-gold { color: #E6BE8A; }
Open CSS utility pageReusable variables, classes, examples, and implementation notes

Machine-readable data

Machine-Readable Color Data (JSON)

Perfect for CSS, design systems, automation, and AI ingestion.

AI-Ready Dataset v1.0.0
Luminance0.5548
Black text12.1:1AA Pass
White text1.74:1AA Fail
hexCanonical HEX value
rgbRed, green, blue channels
hslHue, saturation, lightness
cmykApproximate print conversion
wcagAA and AAA contrast options
harmoniesMathematical harmony sets
variantsGenerated tone variants
nearestColorsKnowledge graph neighbors
Download JSON Open API
Structured sections
Color systems
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    65,
    72
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    40,
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  ],
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  }
}
WCAG
{
  "AA": [
    "#000000",
    "#1A1A1A",
    "#36454F"
  ],
  "AAA": [
    "#000000",
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  ]
}
Harmonies
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    "#BE89E6"
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    "#89B1E6",
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    "#8F89E6"
  ],
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    "#E6BE8A",
    "#D6943D"
  ]
}
Variants
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  "light": "#F6E8D5",
  "dark": "#D6943D",
  "saturated": "#F6C079",
  "desaturated": "#D6BC99",
  "pastel": "#FBF8F4",
  "neon": "#FFD399"
}
Pairings
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  ],
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  ]
}
Knowledge graph
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    ]
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}
Full JSON dataset 
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  ],
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    ],
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    ],
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  },
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  "temperature": "warm",
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    "neon": "#FFD399"
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      "#36454F"
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Color meaning and use

About Pale Gold Color

Pale Gold sits in the orange family with warm temperature and balanced visual character. Pale Gold is a commonly used color name in design references, palettes, and editorial color systems.

Its common associations include finish, durability, and value, which makes it relevant for hardware and automotive. In design work, Pale Gold is most useful for metallic palettes, product finishes, and premium packaging, especially when paired with black text for stronger contrast.

Related Color Guides

Orange color familyBrowse named orange colors and compare nearby swatches.Warm colorsExplore colors with warm temperature behavior.Balanced colorsFind colors with balanced visual character.Pale Gold accessibilityCheck contrast and WCAG text options for #E6BE8A.Pale Gold CSS utilitiesUse Pale Gold in CSS variables and utility classes.#E6BE8A HEX atlasOpen the permanent HEX atlas record for conversions and variants.Pale Gold paletteOpen the generated palette based on Pale Gold.Pale Gold harmoniesExplore complementary, analogous, triadic, and tetradic harmonies.

WCAG Accessibility

Contrast checks for Pale Gold against black and white text.

Black text12.1:1AA Pass
White text1.74:1AA Fail
AA text options#000000, #1A1A1A, #36454F
AAA text options#000000, #1A1A1A
Open WCAG pageDetailed contrast notes, warnings, alternatives, and UI examples

Similar Colors

Burly Wood#DEB887
Tan#D2B48C
Travertine#D6C1A3
Champagne Gold#D6B971
Topaz#FFC87C

Color Harmonies

#89B1E6#89B1E6
#E68F89#E68F89
#E0E689#E0E689
#89E6BE#89E6BE
#BE89E6#BE89E6
Open full Pale Gold harmony pageComplementary, analogous, triadic, tetradic, split, and monochromatic sets

Variants

#F6E8D5#F6E8D5
#D6943D#D6943D
#F6C079#F6C079
#D6BC99#D6BC99
#FBF8F4#FBF8F4
#FFD399#FFD399

Pairings

Black#000000
#89B1E6#89B1E6
#E68F89#E68F89
#E0E689#E0E689
Matte Black#1A1A1A
White Smoke#F5F5F5