Goldenrod

#bfa052

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

Goldenrod is a mid orange with grounded warmth. A mid orange this warm suits food, sport and friendly brands. It sits well next to deep blues for contrast, or soft tans for a grounded palette.

Goldenrod color values

Every conversion for #bfa052, ready to copy. Hex, rgb, hsl, hsv, cmyk, cie-lab, xyz, decimal, web safe and the nearest Pantone.

Hex#bfa052

RGB191, 160, 82

HSL43, 46%, 54%

HSV43, 57%, 75%

CMYK0%, 16%, 57%, 25%

Lab67.15, 1.96, 44.33

XYZ35.58, 36.83, 13.22

Decimal12558418

Web safe#cc9966

Pantone465 C

Shades of goldenrod

#b69543 #a4873d #927836 #816930 #6f5b29 #5d4c22 #4b3e1c #3a2f15 #28210f #161208

Tints of goldenrod

#c5a962 #cbb272 #d1ba82 #d7c392 #ddcca2 #e3d5b2 #e8ddc2 #eee6d2 #f4efe2 #faf8f2

Colors that go with goldenrod

Complementary#5271bf Analogous#bf6a52 Analogous#a7bf52 Triadic#52bfa0 Triadic#a052bf Split complementary#52a7bf Split complementary#6a52bf

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, 16, 57, 25.

The same color needs a different cmyk build depending on the paper. Here is #bfa052 on both.

Coated stockgloss or silk, C

0 16 57 25

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

Uncoated stocknatural or matte, U

4 19 56 31

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 #bfa052 straight into your stylesheet.

.background { background-color: #bfa052; }
.text { color: #bfa052; }
.border { border: 2px solid #bfa052; }

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 #bfa052 against black and white text, measured to the WCAG standard.

Use black text on this color for readable body copy. To test #bfa052 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 #bfa052 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 #bfa052 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

Every value on this page for #bfa052 is computed, not guessed. 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 value is the closest reference by perceptual color distance and should be treated as a starting point, not a guaranteed match.