Goldenrod

#bc9e00

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

Goldenrod falls in the yellow band, deep and vivid. Yellows like this read optimistic and energetic. Charcoal and navy give it the contrast it needs and purple across the wheel makes it pop.

Goldenrod color values

Every conversion for #bc9e00, ready to copy. Hex, rgb, hsl, hsv, cmyk, cie-lab, xyz, decimal, web safe and the nearest Pantone.

Hex#bc9e00

RGB188, 158, 0

HSL50, 100%, 37%

HSV50, 100%, 74%

CMYK0%, 16%, 100%, 26%

Lab65.86, -1.55, 69.3

XYZ32.97, 35.15, 5.05

Decimal12361216

Web safe#cc9900

Pantone457 C

Shades of goldenrod

#ac9100 #9d8400 #8d7600 #7d6900 #6d5c00 #5e4f00 #4e4100 #3e3400 #2e2700 #1f1a00

Tints of goldenrod

#dab800 #f9d100 #ffda18 #ffdf37 #ffe455 #ffe973 #ffee92 #fff2b0 #fff7cf #fffced

Colors that go with goldenrod

Complementary#001ebc Analogous#bc4000 Analogous#7cbc00 Triadic#00bc9e Triadic#9e00bc Split complementary#007cbc Split complementary#4000bc

Goldenrod in print

The saturation is high, which is where rgb and cmyk drift apart, so a printed proof is worth it. The cmyk build is 0, 16, 100, 26.

The same color needs a different cmyk build depending on the paper. Here is #bc9e00 on both.

Coated stockgloss or silk, C

0 16 100 26

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

Uncoated stocknatural or matte, U

4 19 96 32

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 #bc9e00 straight into your stylesheet.

.background { background-color: #bc9e00; }
.text { color: #bc9e00; }
.border { border: 2px solid #bc9e00; }

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 #bc9e00 against black and white text, measured to the WCAG standard.

Use black text on this color for readable body copy. To test #bc9e00 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 #bc9e00 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 #bc9e00 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 #bc9e00 is computed, not guessed. The rgb, hsl, hsv, cie-lab and xyz values follow the standard conversions from the sRGB color space. 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.