Goldenrod

#bc9f4d

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

This is Goldenrod, a soft orange at 44 degrees. 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 #bc9f4d, ready to copy. Hex, rgb, hsl, hsv, cmyk, cie-lab, xyz, decimal, web safe and the nearest Pantone.

Hex#bc9f4d

RGB188, 159, 77

HSL44, 45%, 52%

HSV44, 59%, 74%

CMYK0%, 15%, 59%, 26%

Lab66.54, 0.82, 46.0

XYZ34.48, 36.02, 12.16

Decimal12361549

Web safe#cc9966

Pantone618 C

Shades of goldenrod

#b09342 #9e853c #8d7635 #7c682f #6b5a28 #5a4c22 #493d1c #382f15 #27210f #161308

Tints of goldenrod

#c2a85e #c8b16e #cfba7f #d5c38f #dbcca0 #e1d4b0 #e7ddc1 #eee6d1 #f4efe2 #faf8f2

Colors that go with goldenrod

Complementary#4d6abc Analogous#bc684d Analogous#a2bc4d Triadic#4dbc9f Triadic#9f4dbc Split complementary#4da1bc Split complementary#684dbc

Goldenrod in print

The cmyk build is well inside gamut, so what you see on screen is close to what prints. The cmyk build is 0, 15, 59, 26.

The same color needs a different cmyk build depending on the paper. Here is #bc9f4d on both.

Coated stockgloss or silk, C

0 15 59 26

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

Uncoated stocknatural or matte, U

4 18 58 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 #bc9f4d straight into your stylesheet.

.background { background-color: #bc9f4d; }
.text { color: #bc9f4d; }
.border { border: 2px solid #bc9f4d; }

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 #bc9f4d against black and white text, measured to the WCAG standard.

Use black text on this color for readable body copy. To test #bc9f4d 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 #bc9f4d 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 #bc9f4d 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 #bc9f4d are worked out. 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. For Pantone we return the nearest reference by perceptual distance, which gets you close but is not a substitute for a physical swatch book.