Goldenrod

#bc9e21

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

Goldenrod is a deep yellow, rich at this saturation. 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 #bc9e21, ready to copy. Hex, rgb, hsl, hsv, cmyk, cie-lab, xyz, decimal, web safe and the nearest Pantone.

Hex#bc9e21

RGB188, 158, 33

HSL48, 70%, 43%

HSV48, 82%, 74%

CMYK0%, 16%, 82%, 26%

Lab65.95, -0.95, 63.15

XYZ33.24, 35.25, 6.49

Decimal12361249

Web safe#cc9933

Pantone457 C

Shades of goldenrod

#ac901e #9c831b #8b7518 #7b6816 #6b5a13 #5b4c10 #4b3f0d #3a310a #2a2307 #1a1605

Tints of goldenrod

#d3b125 #dcbc37 #e0c44e #e4cc65 #e8d37c #ecdb94 #f0e3ab #f4eac2 #f8f2d9 #fcfaf0

Colors that go with goldenrod

Complementary#213fbc Analogous#bc5021 Analogous#8dbc21 Triadic#21bc9e Triadic#9e21bc Split complementary#218dbc Split complementary#5021bc

Goldenrod in print

It converts to cmyk cleanly and holds its character from screen to paper. The cmyk build is 0, 16, 82, 26.

The same color needs a different cmyk build depending on the paper. Here is #bc9e21 on both.

Coated stockgloss or silk, C

0 16 82 26

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

Uncoated stocknatural or matte, U

4 19 79 32

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 #bc9e21 straight into your stylesheet.

.background { background-color: #bc9e21; }
.text { color: #bc9e21; }
.border { border: 2px solid #bc9e21; }

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 #bc9e21 against black and white text, measured to the WCAG standard.

Use black text on this color for readable body copy. To test #bc9e21 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 #bc9e21 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 #bc9e21 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

Here is how the numbers for #bc9e21 are worked out. The rgb, hsl, hsv, cie-lab and xyz values follow the standard conversions from the sRGB color space. 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. For Pantone we return the nearest reference by perceptual distance, which gets you close but is not a substitute for a physical swatch book.