Goldenrod

#bb9e34

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

This is Goldenrod, a strong yellow at 47 degrees. A yellow this strong grabs attention fast, good for warnings and energy brands. Charcoal and navy give it the contrast it needs and purple across the wheel makes it pop.

Goldenrod color values

Every conversion for #bb9e34, ready to copy. Hex, rgb, hsl, hsv, cmyk, cie-lab, xyz, decimal, web safe and the nearest Pantone.

Hex#bb9e34

RGB187, 158, 52

HSL47, 56%, 47%

HSV47, 72%, 73%

CMYK0%, 16%, 72%, 27%

Lab65.96, -0.63, 56.51

XYZ33.34, 35.27, 8.3

Decimal12295732

Web safe#cc9933

Pantone457 C

Shades of goldenrod

#ab902f #9a822b #8a7526 #7a6722 #69591d #594b19 #493e14 #393010 #28220b #181407

Tints of goldenrod

#caac3f #cfb453 #d5bd66 #dac57a #e0ce8e #e5d7a2 #ebdfb6 #f0e8c9 #f6f0dd #fbf9f1

Colors that go with goldenrod

Complementary#3451bb Analogous#bb5b34 Analogous#95bb34 Triadic#34bb9e Triadic#9e34bb Split complementary#3494bb Split complementary#5a34bb

Goldenrod in print

It sits in a comfortable part of the gamut and reproduces reliably on press. The cmyk build is 0, 16, 72, 27.

The same color needs a different cmyk build depending on the paper. Here is #bb9e34 on both.

Coated stockgloss or silk, C

0 16 72 27

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

Uncoated stocknatural or matte, U

4 19 70 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 readrgb vs cmyk for print andwhat the k in cmyk means.

Goldenrod in css

Copy #bb9e34 straight into your stylesheet.

.background { background-color: #bb9e34; }
.text { color: #bb9e34; }
.border { border: 2px solid #bb9e34; }

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 #bb9e34 against black and white text, measured to the WCAG standard.

Use black text on this color for readable body copy. To test #bb9e34 against any other color, not just black and white, run the pair through ourcontrast checker for a live WCAG reading.

Goldenrod on a business card, sticker and pattern

A quick look at how #bb9e34 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 thecolor palette generator, or check a design for print with thergb to cmyk converter.

Turn goldenrod into a seamless pattern

Four patterns built from #bb9e34 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.

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How we calculate these values

Every value on this page for #bb9e34 is computed, not guessed. The rgb, hsl, hsv, cie-lab and xyz values follow the standard conversions from the sRGB color space. The uncoated cmyk build carries more ink than the coated one, which is what a printer would compensate for when the same color runs on a rougher stock. The Pantone figure is the nearest match in our reference set by perceptual distance and it is an approximation, not an exact spot color.