Goldenrod

#bb9d52

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

Goldenrod is a mid orange with confident warmth. A mid orange this warm suits food, sport and friendly brands. Teals and blues on the opposite side of the wheel give it contrast and warm browns keep it earthy.

Goldenrod color values

Every conversion for #bb9d52, ready to copy. Hex, rgb, hsl, hsv, cmyk, cie-lab, xyz, decimal, web safe and the nearest Pantone.

Hex#bb9d52

RGB187, 157, 82

HSL43, 44%, 53%

HSV43, 56%, 73%

CMYK0%, 16%, 56%, 27%

Lab65.97, 1.86, 42.85

XYZ34.07, 35.29, 13.0

Decimal12295506

Web safe#cc9966

Pantone465 C

Shades of goldenrod

#b09145 #9f833e #8e7538 #7d6731 #6c592a #5a4b24 #493d1d #382e16 #27200f #161209

Tints of goldenrod

#c1a662 #c8af72 #ceb882 #d4c192 #dacaa2 #e1d3b2 #e7ddc2 #ede6d2 #f4efe2 #faf8f2

Colors that go with goldenrod

Complementary#5270bb Analogous#bb6952 Analogous#a4bb52 Triadic#52bb9d Triadic#9d52bb Split complementary#52a4bb Split complementary#6952bb

Goldenrod in print

It converts to cmyk cleanly and holds its character from screen to paper. The cmyk build is 0, 16, 56, 27.

The same color needs a different cmyk build depending on the paper. Here is #bb9d52 on both.

Coated stockgloss or silk, C

0 16 56 27

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

Uncoated stocknatural or matte, U

4 19 56 33

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

This color converts to cmyk comfortably and should hold on press.

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 #bb9d52 straight into your stylesheet.

.background { background-color: #bb9d52; }
.text { color: #bb9d52; }
.border { border: 2px solid #bb9d52; }

How goldenrod looks on light and dark

Sample text on black

Sample text on white

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Goldenrod and accessibility

Contrast ratios for #bb9d52 against black and white text, measured to the WCAG standard.

Use black text on this color for readable body copy. To test #bb9d52 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 #bb9d52 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 #bb9d52 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

Every value on this page for #bb9d52 is computed, not guessed. Rgb, hsl, hsv, lab and xyz are derived through the usual sRGB conversion formulas. Two cmyk builds are shown because coated and uncoated papers behave differently, uncoated soaks up ink and needs more of it to hit the same target. The Pantone value is the closest reference by perceptual color distance and should be treated as a starting point, not a guaranteed match.