Goldenrod

#be9916

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

This is Goldenrod, a strong yellow at 47 degrees. Yellows like this read optimistic and energetic. Pair it with dark neutrals so it stays legible, or with violet for a high energy scheme.

Goldenrod color values

Every conversion for #be9916, ready to copy. Hex, rgb, hsl, hsv, cmyk, cie-lab, xyz, decimal, web safe and the nearest Pantone.

Hex#be9916

RGB190, 153, 22

HSL47, 79%, 42%

HSV47, 88%, 75%

CMYK0%, 19%, 88%, 25%

Lab64.79, 2.36, 65.13

XYZ32.77, 33.79, 5.55

Decimal12491030

Web safe#cc9900

Pantone117 C

Shades of goldenrod

#ae8c14 #9d7f12 #8d7210 #7d650e #6d580d #5c4a0b #4c3d09 #3c3007 #2c2305 #1b1603

Tints of goldenrod

#d7ad19 #e6bc26 #e9c33f #eccb58 #efd371 #f2db8b #f4e3a4 #f7eabd #faf2d6 #fdfaef

Colors that go with goldenrod

Complementary#163bbe Analogous#be4516 Analogous#8fbe16 Triadic#16be99 Triadic#9916be Split complementary#168fbe Split complementary#4516be

Goldenrod in print

It is saturated enough that the cmyk build can shift slightly from screen to press, so proof it. The cmyk build is 0, 19, 88, 25.

The same color needs a different cmyk build depending on the paper. Here is #be9916 on both.

Coated stockgloss or silk, C

0 19 88 25

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

Uncoated stocknatural or matte, U

4 21 85 31

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 #be9916 straight into your stylesheet.

.background { background-color: #be9916; }
.text { color: #be9916; }
.border { border: 2px solid #be9916; }

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 #be9916 against black and white text, measured to the WCAG standard.

Use black text on this color for readable body copy. To test #be9916 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 #be9916 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 #be9916 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 #be9916 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. 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.