Goldenrod

#bca020

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 #bca020, ready to copy. Hex, rgb, hsl, hsv, cmyk, cie-lab, xyz, decimal, web safe and the nearest Pantone.

Hex#bca020

RGB188, 160, 32

HSL49, 71%, 43%

HSV49, 83%, 74%

CMYK0%, 15%, 83%, 26%

Lab66.47, -2.05, 63.89

XYZ33.57, 35.94, 6.53

Decimal12361760

Web safe#cc9933

Pantone457 C

Shades of goldenrod

#ac921d #9c841a #8b7718 #7b6915 #6b5b12 #5b4d0f #4b400d #3b320a #2a2407 #1a1604

Tints of goldenrod

#d3b424 #ddbf36 #e1c64d #e5ce64 #e9d57b #eddc93 #f1e4aa #f4ebc1 #f8f3d8 #fcfaf0

Colors that go with goldenrod

Complementary#203cbc Analogous#bc5220 Analogous#8abc20 Triadic#20bca0 Triadic#a020bc Split complementary#208abc Split complementary#5220bc

Goldenrod in print

It converts to cmyk cleanly and holds its character from screen to paper. The cmyk build is 0, 15, 83, 26.

The same color needs a different cmyk build depending on the paper. Here is #bca020 on both.

Coated stockgloss or silk, C

0 15 83 26

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

Uncoated stocknatural or matte, U

4 18 80 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 #bca020 straight into your stylesheet.

.background { background-color: #bca020; }
.text { color: #bca020; }
.border { border: 2px solid #bca020; }

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 #bca020 against black and white text, measured to the WCAG standard.

Use black text on this color for readable body copy. To test #bca020 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 #bca020 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 #bca020 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

The figures for #bca020 come from standard color math, shown so you can check them. We convert from sRGB to each space with the standard formulas, so the codes match what design tools show. 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.