Goldenrod

#bb9900

Hex, rgb, cmyk and Pantone values for goldenrod, with shades, tints, matching colors and free print quality patterns.

Goldenrod is a deep yellow, weighty at this saturation. Yellows like this read optimistic and energetic. Pair it with dark neutrals so it stays legible, or with violet for a high energy scheme.

Goldenrod color values

Every conversion for #bb9900, ready to copy. Hex, rgb, hsl, hsv, cmyk, cie-lab, xyz, decimal, web safe and the nearest Pantone.

Hex#bb9900

RGB187, 153, 0

HSL49, 100%, 37%

HSV49, 100%, 73%

CMYK0%, 18%, 100%, 27%

Lab64.44, 0.69, 68.26

XYZ31.88, 33.35, 4.76

Decimal12294400

Web safe#cc9900

Pantone457 C

Shades of goldenrod

#ab8c00 #9c7f00 #8c7300 #7c6600 #6d5900 #5d4c00 #4e3f00 #3e3300 #2e2600 #1f1900

Tints of goldenrod

#dab200 #f8cb00 #ffd518 #ffda36 #ffe055 #ffe673 #ffeb92 #fff1b0 #fff6cf #fffced

Colors that go with goldenrod

Complementary#0022bb Analogous#bb3c00 Analogous#7fbb00 Triadic#00bb99 Triadic#9900bb Split complementary#007fbb Split complementary#3c00bb

Goldenrod in print

A color this vivid sometimes sits just outside cmyk gamut, so expect a small dip in punch on paper. The cmyk build is 0, 18, 100, 27.

The same color needs a different cmyk build depending on the paper. Here is #bb9900 on both.

Coated stockgloss or silk, C

0 18 100 27

Ink sits on the surface, so colors stay bright and close to screen.

Uncoated stocknatural or matte, U

4 21 96 33

The stock absorbs ink and gains dot, so it needs a heavier build and reads a touch softer.

This color is saturated enough to sit near the edge of cmyk gamut, so expect a small drop in punch on paper and proof it before a long run.

See how it converts in the rgb to cmyk converter, or read rgb vs cmyk for print and what the k in cmyk means.

Goldenrod in css

Copy #bb9900 straight into your stylesheet.

.background { background-color: #bb9900; }
.text { color: #bb9900; }
.border { border: 2px solid #bb9900; }

How goldenrod looks on light and dark

Sample text on black

Sample text on white

Text on this color

Goldenrod and accessibility

Contrast ratios for #bb9900 against black and white text, measured to the WCAG standard.

Use black text on this color for readable body copy. To test #bb9900 against any other color, not just black and white, run the pair through our contrast checker for a live WCAG reading.

Goldenrod on a business card, sticker and pattern

A quick look at how #bb9900 sits on real print products. Start any of these in the maker.

Business card

Sticker

Repeat pattern

Building a full palette around goldenrod? Pull matching colors from any photo with the color palette generator, or check a design for print with the rgb to cmyk converter.

Turn goldenrod into a seamless pattern

Four patterns built from #bb9900 and its shades, free at print quality. Click any one to keep editing in the pattern maker.

Arches Signature stripes Gem Shingles

Make posters, wallpaper and packaging art from goldenrod, free and print ready.

Open in pattern maker

How we calculate these values

The figures for #bb9900 come from standard color math, shown so you can check them. Rgb, hsl, hsv, lab and xyz are derived through the usual sRGB conversion formulas. The coated and uncoated cmyk builds differ because uncoated stock absorbs more ink and gains dot, so the same color needs a heavier, slightly duller build on press. The Pantone figure is the nearest match in our reference set by perceptual distance and it is an approximation, not an exact spot color.