Goldenrod

#bda42e

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

Goldenrod falls in the yellow band, mid and strong. 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 #bda42e, ready to copy. Hex, rgb, hsl, hsv, cmyk, cie-lab, xyz, decimal, web safe and the nearest Pantone.

Hex#bda42e

RGB189, 164, 46

HSL50, 61%, 46%

HSV50, 76%, 74%

CMYK0%, 13%, 76%, 26%

Lab67.7, -3.23, 60.53

XYZ34.75, 37.57, 8.0

Decimal12428334

Web safe#cc9933

Pantone457 C

Shades of goldenrod

#ad962a #9c8726 #8c7922 #7b6b1e #6b5d1a #5a4e16 #4a4012 #39320e #29240a #191506

Tints of goldenrod

#ceb437 #d3bb4b #d8c360 #ddcb75 #e2d389 #e7db9e #ece2b3 #f1eac7 #f6f2dc #fcfaf1

Colors that go with goldenrod

Complementary#2e47bd Analogous#bd5c2e Analogous#8fbd2e Triadic#2ebda4 Triadic#a42ebd Split complementary#2e8fbd Split complementary#5c2ebd

Goldenrod in print

It converts to cmyk cleanly and holds its character from screen to paper. The cmyk build is 0, 13, 76, 26.

The same color needs a different cmyk build depending on the paper. Here is #bda42e on both.

Coated stockgloss or silk, C

0 13 76 26

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

Uncoated stocknatural or matte, U

4 16 74 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 #bda42e straight into your stylesheet.

.background { background-color: #bda42e; }
.text { color: #bda42e; }
.border { border: 2px solid #bda42e; }

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 #bda42e against black and white text, measured to the WCAG standard.

Use black text on this color for readable body copy. To test #bda42e 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 #bda42e 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 #bda42e 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 #bda42e are worked out. We convert from sRGB to each space with the standard formulas, so the codes match what design tools show. 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. The Pantone value is the closest reference by perceptual color distance and should be treated as a starting point, not a guaranteed match.